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Stephen J Cannell Quotes

I flunked three grades before I got out of high school Picture Quote #1

I love ‘Dexter.’ The dark sense of humor is wonderful Picture Quote #1

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 it in the business. My wife was always there for my successes and failures Picture Quote #1

I’ve been very successful at selling my things, but I’ve also been getting up at 4 in the morning for 40 years Picture Quote #1

My dad was an interior design and furniture person. I started working with him for four years before my first TV writing break Picture Quote #1

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 being the third largest TV studio in Hollywood Picture Quote #1

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Everyone starts out desperately trying to make a hit, but some people are just more mistake-prone than others. I happened to be fairly mistake-prone. Of the 40 shows I made, I’d say ten were hits, which is a pretty good average Picture Quote #1

I finally get to the place where the book has matured in my mind and I can hardly wait to start writing it. Then I just sit down and I start. I hit the go button. I have an outline, which is 70 pages, but I don’t look at it. I never have to look at it Picture Quote #1

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 guy is the dirtbag. They waste tons of energy on it, create all kinds of darkness around themselves and the other person. It gets you nothing Picture Quote #1

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 act can be difficult because you can get into a rut in the third act - everybody runs to their Corvette, has a chase, and you catch the bad guy Picture Quote #1

The character’s attitude is more important than plot Picture Quote #1

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 a writer just to entertain myself. That’s an easier place to start Picture Quote #1

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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 were when first broadcast on network television Picture Quote #1

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 from negativity Picture Quote #1

I believe in three-act structure. When I say that to novel people, or people in the world of books, they go, ‘Well, that’s a film thing.’ However, even a good joke has three acts Picture Quote #1

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 work ten times harder than anybody you see Picture Quote #1

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 being the third largest TV studio in Hollywood Picture Quote #1

I can write a book in probably three months Picture Quote #1

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I really hesitate to say that any of my shows influenced other writers Picture Quote #1

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I flunked three grades before I got out of high school (Stephen J Cannell Quotes) I love ‘Dexter.’ The dark sense of humor is wonderful. (Stephen J Cannell Quotes) 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 it in the business. My wife was always there for my successes and failures (Stephen J Cannell Quotes) I’ve been very successful at selling my things, but I’ve also been getting up at 4 in the morning for 40 years. (Stephen J Cannell Quotes) My dad was an interior design and furniture person. I started working with him for four years before my first TV writing break. (Stephen J Cannell Quotes) 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 being the third largest TV studio in Hollywood. (Stephen J Cannell Quotes) Everyone starts out desperately trying to make a hit, but some people are just more mistake-prone than others. I happened to be fairly mistake-prone. Of the 40 shows I made, I’d say ten were hits, which is a pretty good average (Stephen J Cannell Quotes) I finally get to the place where the book has matured in my mind and I can hardly wait to start writing it. Then I just sit down and I start. I hit the go button. I have an outline, which is 70 pages, but I don’t look at it. I never have to look at it (Stephen J Cannell Quotes) 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 guy is the dirtbag. They waste tons of energy on it, create all kinds of darkness around themselves and the other person. It gets you nothing (Stephen J Cannell Quotes) 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 act can be difficult because you can get into a rut in the third act - everybody runs to their Corvette, has a chase, and you catch the bad guy (Stephen J Cannell Quotes) The character’s attitude is more important than plot (Stephen J Cannell Quotes) 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 a writer just to entertain myself. That’s an easier place to start (Stephen J Cannell Quotes) 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 were when first broadcast on network television (Stephen J Cannell Quotes) 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 from negativity (Stephen J Cannell Quotes) I believe in three-act structure. When I say that to novel people, or people in the world of books, they go, ‘Well, that’s a film thing.’ However, even a good joke has three acts (Stephen J Cannell Quotes) 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 work ten times harder than anybody you see (Stephen J Cannell Quotes) 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 being the third largest TV studio in Hollywood (Stephen J Cannell Quotes) I can write a book in probably three months (Stephen J Cannell Quotes) I really hesitate to say that any of my shows influenced other writers (Stephen J Cannell Quotes)