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Dick Wolf Quotes

Dick Wolf quotes about people

American Producer December 20, 1946

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Dick Wolf quote: "I do love television. But the business is accelerating and..."
I do love television. But the business is accelerating and people are not getting the chance to fail. Dick Wolf
Everybody knows things are not the same. The people running the TV end of a major vertically integrated company know how much money a successful show can make. Dick Wolf
Dick Wolf quote: "I was raised not to be rude, but I also try to get the best..."
I was raised not to be rude, but I also try to get the best work out of people. Dick Wolf
People do have viewing patterns, and you disrupt those at your own peril. That's something that everybody learned after 1988. The numbers have gone down every year since that strike. Big time. Dick Wolf
It was like in Samoa when they'd put up a movie screen on the beach and show movies and the locals would run behind the sheet to see where the people went. It was pretty grim. Dick Wolf
The story drove the book. That had a very seminal effect on the way I saw writing and storytelling. If you can set a character in a story that is compelling and has a backbone, you draw people in. Dick Wolf
When it went on the air, the sales department hated it. It was the highest advertising pullout show in the history of NBC. At the early focus groups, people were saying, 'Who are these people? Why should we watch them? Dick Wolf
I get bored with establishing shots of people getting out of cars and walking into buildings, getting into elevators and then 45 seconds later they have a line. Dick Wolf
You have this disturbing reality that there are a lot of people who would rather say, 'I'm on strike' than 'I'm unemployed.' And those are the people who vote for strikes. Dick Wolf
People recognize certain things, like 'D' means 'this dialogue stinks.' We're dealing with shows that are written here, shot in New York and posted back here. Accurate communication is a necessity. Dick Wolf
Dick Wolf quote: "I think most people don't react well to being screamed at...."
I think most people don't react well to being screamed at. It's counterproductive. Dick Wolf
TIVO executives stand up and say, 'Well, we're not getting rid of commercials, but we are letting them fast forward, because people like commercials, and if they see one that they like they stop and watch it.' I mean, please. Dick Wolf

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