In late 1999, I was walking down Ventura Boulevard in Sherman Oaks with my late producing partner Sharyn Lane after a day of editing ‘Sordid Lives.’ We passed the Psychic Book Store and decided to go in and get a reading. We weren’t believers, but what the hell? We needed a sign. Del Shores Read Quote
When I wrote ‘Southern Baptist Sissies,’ that was the first time that I really ventured out into pure drama with themes where there was not one laugh sometimes. But I’ve always gravitated organically to blending tones and usually get good reviews about that. That’s what life is about. Del Shores Read Quote
I have no regrets of fighting for four years to get ‘Sordid Lives’ on the small screen. It was a fantasy. I mean, I got to work with amazing actors like Rue McClanahan! Del Shores Read Quote
As a kid, I was always inspired by the comedy of Carol Burnett. I loved Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon’s ‘Mama’s Family’. Del Shores Read Quote
I can’t tell you how many letters I’ve gotten where someone showed ‘Sordid Lives’ to their mom, dad, or family and used it as a tool to come out. Del Shores Read Quote
I came from the theatre, which had given me opportunities in television as well as a film adaptation of my second play ‘Daddy’s Dyin’… Who’s Got The Will?’ for MGM. Del Shores Read Quote
Sordid’ is rather unique. That’s why so many gay fans are comfortable to share ‘Sordid Lives’ with their families. It’s not really a gay story. It’s just much more a family story that happens to have gay members, which most people do. Del Shores Read Quote
I love my play ‘The Trials and Tribulations Of A Trailer Trash Housewife’ because I get these letters from all of these women who literally have left their spouses who were abusing them. You know, I’m just breaking up marriages right and left. But, that need to be broken up. Del Shores Read Quote
