All David E. Kelley Quotes
- Some of my high school teachers did remind me that I had an excellent imagination when it came to making up excuses. Came
- The more lawyers there are, the more people are out there to encourage others not to go to law school. Encourage
- The ideal time for writing a [television] script is four days, though sometimes it has to be two or three days depending on the deadline.… Adrenaline
- Chemistry is not anything an executive producer or writer can orchestrate or plan; you just hope for it. Chemistry
- People are out of their home on a Saturday night or they're at the movies or they're at dinner and a lot of the people… Audience
- But I do believe that in all my shows, I really enjoy the quirky, the eccentric characters, the ones you don't meet every day. All
- But Steven Bochco was smart; he knew that viewers were smart. Bochco
- For me, I'm happy to succeed on any network. Any
- I don't think I could write a straight drama. Drama
- I don't think it's that strange that a show has sort of a bumpy beginning. It's just part and parcel of the process. Beginning
- I never thought of myself as a writer. Funny
- I think the law changes, which is a nice luxury. Changes
- I've never really told jokes. I'm not good at it. Funny
- My court skills may have atrophied. Atrophied
- So I think a writer should write what he loves, the people he relates to. Loves
- The way I personally work is I like to write what I know, what I feel, and also where I am. Feel
- When I really have to push and grope and scratch and claw to make a story work, that's a telltale sign that maybe something conceptually… Claw
- When the stories come easily and the writing process doesn't feel laboring, that's usually a good sign for me. Come Easily
- When you create a show, and create characters, these people are like children to you. Character
- You learn more when things go wrong. Funny