I believe America wants and needs the shared experience of television. We far too often see in crises how television brings us together.

At the end of Season 1 of 'Cheers', it was the lowest rated show in all of network television... So we turn to 'Bill Cosby'; when he came to Thursday night, he just exploded. And once the audience was there, we said, 'Hey, by the way, we also have this other great show. It's called 'Cheers'.'

In the history of pilot reports, 'Seinfeld' has got to be one of the worst of all time.

Innovation comes to you from creators who do have a vision and a passion, and that is how we succeeded.

I fought to make a multiple series commitment with John Wells.

A 'Friends' shoot night could extend well into the small hours of the morning.

I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way - things I had no words for.

Art is not a thing; it is a way.

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

All art is a struggle to be, in a particular sort of way, virtuous.

What is art but a way of seeing?