David E. Kelley

I miss Denny Crane. ”

I've never really told jokes. I'm not good at it. ”

I never thought of myself as a writer. ”

So I think a writer should write what he loves, the people he relates to. ”

You've got to honor your relationship with your audience - that they sit down because they want to be entertained. And that doesn't mean you can't provoke them and antagonize them and challenge them in the course of the entertainment as long as you keep the entertainment part of the equation alive. ”

We also have issue oriented storylines which are an examination of an issue, be it ethical or social. ”

When you create a show, and create characters, these people are like children to you. ”

I think the law changes, which is a nice luxury. ”

My court skills may have atrophied. ”

When the stories come easily and the writing process doesn't feel laboring, that's usually a good sign for me. ”