When I really have to push and grope and scratch and claw to make a story work, that’s a telltale sign that maybe something conceptually isn’t right. David E. Kelley Read Quote
If you interview people or friends who work with me, they would say I’m private or internal or don’t emote a lot. Yet I do it every day for 10 million people. I just don’t do it for the 30 people I’m in the room with. David E. Kelley Read Quote
When you create a show, and create characters, these people are like children to you. David E. Kelley Read Quote
I don’t think it’s that strange that a show has sort of a bumpy beginning. It’s just part and parcel of the process. David E. Kelley Read Quote
One of the most fundamental questions people have about defense attorneys is, ‘How can you do that? How can you go to bat everyday for a person that you may not know is guilty but you have a pretty good idea that he’s not so innocent?’ It’s a question that defense attorneys answer for themselves by not addressing. David E. Kelley Read Quote
People are out of their home on a Saturday night or they’re at the movies or they’re at dinner and a lot of the people who flip on the television are doing just that. They may have never seen your show before and you can’t count on to your audience to be there week in and week out. David E. Kelley Read Quote
Some of my high school teachers did remind me that I had an excellent imagination when it came to making up excuses. David E. Kelley Read Quote
The more lawyers there are, the more people are out there to encourage others not to go to law school. David E. Kelley Read Quote
We also have issue oriented storylines which are an examination of an issue, be it ethical or social. David E. Kelley Read Quote