Stephen J. Cannell Quotes

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• Failure in school does not mean failure in Iife.
• The character's attitude is more important than plot.
• I never waited for my Irish Cream coffee to be the right temperature, with a storm happening outside and my fireplace crackling ... I wrote…
• I'm hoping that these series, that originally aired in the 80's and 90's, prove to be as entertaining online and on portable devices as they…
• Since I was the stupidest kid in my class, it never occurred to me to try and be perfect, so I've always been happy as…
• Having a support system is huge for writers. My parents were always encouraging and told me they were behind me, whether or not I made…
• I was born in L.A. County Hospital, but I grew up in Pasadena. I married my 8th grade sweetheart, Marcia.
• My dad was an interior design and furniture person. I started working with him for four years before my first TV writing break.
• I believed in the concept of over-performing. I believe anyone can achieve their goals in life if they over-perform, and that means you have to…
• I formed my own studio, carried my own deficits, owned one-hundred percent of my negatives, and made a lot of mistakes, but we ended up…
• I really hesitate to say that any of my shows influenced other writers.
• I flunked three grades before I got out of high school.
• My dad was my best friend. I worshipped him. All of my success in life really comes from him. He believed that you get nothing…
• So many people get involved with carrying grudges and having these moral battles with people, where they cast themselves as the righteous and the other…
• The first act is the easiest to plot. The second act is always the hardest to plot. Generally a good, you know, sometimes the third…
• I can write a book in probably three months.
• A lot of making TV is lightening in a bottle.

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