I think Quote by David Nutter

At one time, whenever the hell it was, they wanted a character to come in and stir up the pot. They brought me in…

— William Devane

When you're starting on a series, the most important thing in the first episode, or even the first scene, is to very quickly educate…

— Esther Povitsky

With 'Puddle Cruiser,' the first 15 minutes are the weakest. When you're total unknowns and you have a weak opening, it's a real problem.…

— Jay Chandrasekhar

On the day of the game you get there quite early, about 10 o'clock for a 3 o'clock kick-off, because you do a little…

— Jill Douglas

Our show is about starting over.

— Jai Rodriguez

Most shows, you really have to force it. And everybody's nervous, and the network is nervous, and they've all got their notepads out, and…

— Will Arnett

TV series, there's a lot of everybody talking to you and giving you input for the first couple episodes, and then they're on such…

— Mark Mothersbaugh

When you go to a show on opening night, or even the second performance, it is at the very beginning of what it will…

— Susanna Phillips

One of the challenges with series TV is not to give everyone all the punchlines, all the gags and all the fun stuff at…

— Bruno Heller

I think it's hugely important to have a strong episode one; you can lose an audience so quickly now. You can't afford to take…

— Jed Mercurio

It's always a problem, getting the curtain in at the end of the first act; having enough of a resolve so that you can…

— Twyla Tharp

If someone decides to be in the front row anytime I'm doing a show, they know what they're getting into.

— Bianca Del Rio