Show Production Quotes

Backstage life is terrific training for an actor, seeing shows from the wings.

'The Dance Scene' is basically the most amazing dance show in the world, and it follows me as a creative director. You see how I maintain that creativity.

I have a lot of faith in our showrunners.

I've just grown a little disappointed with 'Muppets in the Old West', 'Muppets Under Water' and all these weird concept movies. I just want to go take it back to the early 80's, when it was about the Muppets trying to put on a show. That's what I'm trying to bring back.

I'd love to host a reality show now and not be a contestant in it. I want to take a show forward.

I set out to have a diverse staff on the 'Bernie Mac Show.'

The mask of the character was already written into the show, but I actually lobbied for a denser and more complete mask than they initially considered.

Every show I've ever, you know, produced, essentially it's the show I want to watch myself.

I'm set to have my best year ever: I'm hiring some acts and there will be a show in the morning, in the afternoon and in the evening. I'm going to use my theater to its fullest potential.

I am much more involved in the filmmaking experience on Mag Seven. I'm much more involved in story elements, casting decisions, the writing of the show, the blocking of the scenes.

Almost all of what I learned about mounting and hosting a dance show I learned from Dick Clark.

I'm interested in producing more TV shows.

Most people went to dance shows, but it was basically a table and a DJ playing and not really a spectacular thing. I brought the whole production with the effects - the best sound, the best lighting to blow the fans away.

There’s a need to perfect things in a writers’ room, and that can take a lot of fun out of a show sometimes. It’s a struggle. It depends on your personality. Some people love working with a writing staff. I had a great writing staff on Lucky Louie, but it sometimes felt like Congress or something.

I haven't spoken to Oprah herself. She had so much going on, since her network show was wrapping up at the time we were shooting. I can't fault her for that.

Actually, I find it great fun to develop family series with lots of characters.

You don't have to own a TV network to go out and do a cool show.

I enjoy construction and the process of building things, so maybe I'd be a developer of some kind - residential and commercial. Because I produce a lot of television now, I enjoy building things from the ground up, whether it's a physical structure or a show, and seeing them and realizing them.

I didn't want 'BSG' to have to rewrite Anders as a sniveling, whining ball of despair who's hiding out in the corner.

The treatment from the Arnold Classic to the Olympia is, of course, a little bit different, but overall the quality of the shows and the way they are put on... I think they are the same. It's just that the Olympia has been around for so long, and it is considered the Super Bowl of bodybuilding.

I don't like it when celebrities get voice work. But then again, if I was the producer, I wouldn't want a bunch of no-names doing my show and have to worry about word-of-mouth. I see both sides of the story.

I definitely learned stuff like advancing a show, what percentage I should be paid, what's going be in a contract I'm going sign.

In our time producers were the main pillar of any show.

When the show's in production, we work for three weeks at a time and then take a week off.