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I think feature films sell on the idea, and I think TV works based almost entirely on execution. I don't think anybody is going, 'Wow, that show is executed poorly, but the idea is so cool I just have to keep watching.'

~Bill Lawrence

Topics: Almost Anybody Based Cool Entirely Executed Execution Feature Feature Films Films Going Idea Just Keep Poorly Sell Show Think Tv Watching Works Wow I Think

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My friends back from the East Coast jokingly call me 'Hollywood,' and they assume I'm out at Hollywood parties, but I'm a domesticated guy with 3 kids.

~Bill Lawrence

Topics: Assume Back Call Coast Domesticated East East Coast Friends Guy Hollywood Kids Me Out Parties

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I love television; I specifically love having a dumb character on a TV show.

~Bill Lawrence

Topics: Character Dumb Having Love Show Specifically Television Tv Tv Show I Love

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I like the end of the year to be about something. Especially with younger shows, the network pushes you to make self-contained episodes; they don't like them to be serialized: 'We want this one to be funny for someone who's never watched it and will never watch again.' And I go 'Why would anyone want to do it like that?'

~Bill Lawrence

Topics: About Again Anyone End Episodes Funny Go Like Make Network Never Pushes Shows Someone Something Them Want Watch Watched Why Will Would Year You Younger

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I hate shows, personally, where people stand around tossing stuff at each other, and any character can say any line, because you don't believe any of these characters care for each other. I used to fight with my friends who wrote on 'Seinfeld,' because they had such great pride in saying it was a show about nothing.

~Bill Lawrence

Topics: About Any Around Because Believe Care Character Characters Each Fight Friends Great Had Hate Line Nothing Other People Personally Pride Say Saying Seinfeld Show Shows Stand Stuff Used Where Who Wrote You

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The landscape is television has changed so much, because there are so many outlets, that the odds of getting a zeitgeisty hit - you know how 'American Idol' seems to appeal to every human being on the planet? Doing that in comedy nowadays is very, very hard.

~Bill Lawrence

Topics: American American Idol Appeal Because Being Changed Comedy Doing Every Getting Hard Hit How Human Human Being Idol Know Landscape Many Much Nowadays Odds Outlets Planet Seems Television Very You

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To me, in retrospect, it was amazing that 'Seinfeld' was a show that had such mass appeal. At first it was a disaster in the ratings, but then it became a cultural phenomenon. I don't know if that's possible anymore, but I don't try for that.

~Bill Lawrence

Topics: Amazing Anymore Appeal Became Cultural Disaster First Had Know Mass Me Phenomenon Possible Ratings Retrospect Seinfeld Show Then Try

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I love TV. I watch more TV than most people you know.

~Bill Lawrence

Topics: Know Love More Most People Than Tv Watch You I Love

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I think that the problem with network television is that they cling to the whole business model like they are clinging to the side of a cliff.

~Bill Lawrence

Topics: Business Business Model Cliff Cling Clinging Like Model Network Network Television Problem Side Television The Problem With Think Whole I Think

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I believe that 99 percent of successful TV shows change an immense amount from the pilot to the tenth or twelfth episode.

~Bill Lawrence

Topics: Amount Believe Change Episode Immense Percent Pilot Shows Successful Tenth Tv Tv Shows I Believe I Believe That

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Producer

Born: December 26th, 1968

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