David L. Wolper Quotes

The cultural value of 'Gossip Girl' was this interesting question. Sure, it seemed to have been a worldwide, cultural phenomenon for some time. And, yes, anywhere I go, I do get recognized. At the same time, it also lacked the kind of importance that people might anticipate.

I believe that the American audience is not so dumb that they wouldn't be interested in a black story.

Television wasn't prestigious.

It's just amazing to do something that's part of a pop culture phenomenon.

There's a huge demand for my entertainment, and I can't meet the need. So I decided to try a TV show to reach as many of my fans as possible.

Being a part of 'Sex and the City' was like being at the center of the universe - it was extraordinary.

You were doing a TV show - you don't realise that you're also making social commentary at the same time.

It's pretty hard to measure influence of written or visual material.

You can make a feature that makes millions but only so many people see it. With a hit TV show, every week you'll have 16 million - 20 million people watching you.

Nobody really knows what makes a hit TV show.

It's a funny thing, 'The Office,' because millions and millions and millions and millions of people didn't watch it. But culturally, it is more of a phenomenon than almost anything else I can remember as far as British television is concerned.

I still don't know precisely why The Mickey Mouse Club ended when it did.

'Scrubs' has always had a very loyal fan base. When it started out, it was an explosion because it was after 'Friends,' but I think there have been times where it has peaked and valleyed.

The only reason I've been so critical of hip-hop is because I've always been aware of the effect that it has, and the reflection that it gives of the African-American community.

History is not made of up major media headlines and daily blogs and attacks.

What I'm most proud of about 'Girl Meets World' is that it's going to appeal to all different demographics.

When you show people on the big screen that could be our next-door neighbour or our cousin, it does have an impact on our lives.

The people who relate to Playboy, both readers and people who produce it, are not the way the critics think they are.

I don't think that 'Vida' is just for Latinos. I don't think 'One Day at a Time''s just for Latinos.

The show impacted our lives immediately. It is crazy. I can't watch the show. I get weirded out.

The images you see in media are vital to impacting not just what the world sees in terms of who can be a computer scientist, who can be techie, who can be a geek or who can be a creator; it also impacts the girls and what they internalize.

I was so shocked by how many people watched 'Lois and Clark.'

I want to be read. When you write a TV show like 'The Wire,' you've got three to four million readers watching your work. Even Grisham doesn't sell that many books.

We always had one eye on doing Saturday night TV even when we were back doing mornings. That's where we wanted to go to get a bigger audience.

The reason for certain shows not doing well or as per expectations is that they were not aired on not so popular channels.