I think women are different, and I think having them in the room is crucial to a family comedy, ensemble comedy, television comedy, where half the eyeballs on your show are women. Dan Harmon Read Quote
Emotionally, shows like ‘Cheers’ and ‘Taxi’ were classic sitcoms when I was growing up. Dan Harmon Read Quote
Everyone knows that there are more people watching any given show than is being registered by the Nielsen system. Dan Harmon Read Quote
People often ask me about what constitutes a nerd-friendly show – like, does it have to have sci-fi elements? But I think it’s just a show that satisfies the secret craving we all have to be obsessed with something and not feel at all stupid about it. Dan Harmon Read Quote
I am a collaborator with everyone who agrees that I need to be in control. I happily collaborate with my loyalists. Dan Harmon Read Quote
My passion for ‘Star Trek’ is actually rooted in my love of television and the art of franchise and a premise designed to stick people together that have to figure out what to do. Dan Harmon Read Quote
Eight o’clock is hard no matter what network you’re on because people have to make a decision to sit down and start watching TV. Every other time slot is a time slot that happens after someone’s watching something else. Dan Harmon Read Quote
I think that casting is probably the most important thing in television production. Dan Harmon Read Quote
I care very much what the fans think. I’m starting to loosen my grip on caring about what critics say, because I think that critics care about what fans think of them, too, so there’s a little bit of a refraction there, through that glass. Dan Harmon Read Quote
I don’t really have a lot of appropriate feelings for people on an individual basis, but I’ve always wanted to make people happy. Dan Harmon Read Quote