Since I was the stupidest kid in my class, it never occurred to me to try and be … - Stephen J. Cannell

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There's no way that I know of to avoid pain absolutely, but suffering is the interpretation we choose to place on the pain we encounter.

Stephen J. Cannell

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.

Class, Kid, Kids, Perfect, Stupidest

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I never waited for my Irish Cream coffee to be the right temperature, with a storm happening outside and my fireplace crackling. . . I wrote every day, at home, in the office, whether I felt like it or not, I just did it.

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The character's attitude is more important than plot.

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Failure in school does not mean failure in Iife.

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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.

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I really hesitate to say that any of my shows influenced other writers.

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If you were on the phone with me and Tommy right now, we would probably forget you were there, we'd just be cracking jokes. It's like Beavis and Butthead.

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That was my experience with everybody in the book. That was what was so cool. It's just an excuse to hang out with people. It's not for a movie; it's not for a magazine. No one's here telling us what to do. We're at my house shooting. I just get to go, "What do you want to do today?" We're only there because we want to be there because of each other. There's no other reason.

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