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I joined the Communist Party late in 1934. I got out a year and a half later.
My greatest regret is that my mother died before I could help her materially.
When you consider all the stars I have managed, mere submarines make me smile.
Fifty percent of something is better than than one hundred percent of nothing.
Deadwood was a place created by a series of accidents. A kind of original sin.
I am kind of an undecipherable commodity to a lot of people, including myself.
And the consumer doesn't care. They don't watch networks, they watch TV shows.
The makers of entertainment must try, in our field, to be honest and grown-up.
I didn't have that much confidence. Maybe it looks that way. I'm glad it does.
I guess I started to realize that being an agnostic was such a wimpy position.
If you ever catch a great boss, it's just such a rare thing, and it's amazing.
It doesn't pay to be good at something unless you are the absolute best at it.
I've been very lucky. I've written for most of my idols and the contemporaries.
I was raised not to be rude, but I also try to get the best work out of people.
I always loved writing, but never considered that I could do it professionally.
It is the great arrogance of the present to forget the intelligence of the past
People aren't autonomous creatures. They're under a lot of pressure themselves.
The very design of 'Breaking Bad' was that it was a finite, close-ended series.
You can't tell the story of the women's movement through the story of one woman.
I value peace, too, when it is not bought at the price of fundamental decencies.
It never stops, accepting that fact is difficult. I took some time out for life.
Linking up the things you were with the things you become is what growing up is.
I was able to capture on film things the actors didn't even know they were doing.
As a kid, I loved storytelling, and I liked the way rappers would paint pictures.
I have to start writing down things that happen, or I'll forget my life entirely.
I guess I hadn't counted on 'The Unblackening' happening to my time slot as well.
Every television show is sentenced to death - time and date of execution unknown.
Maybe I'll write an episode of 'Black-ish' about a guy being fired in late-night.
My mother taught me to love my work. I learned everything about business from her.
Learning to live with the given is the great humbling educational process of life.
I think most people don't react well to being screamed at. It's counterproductive.
A film director has to get a shot, no matter what he does. We're desperate people.
Jazz is a very accurate, curiously accurate accompaniment to 20th century America.
We're having a hard time understanding where jazz is going. What happened to jazz?
You need people around you who will tell you the truth and not hold anything back.
There are no personal revelations other than feelings arising from the work itself
I'm used to pressure. When writing must get done, I work in bed, on a bus, a train.
I used to spend most of my time straining to be a nice guy so people would like me.
It's art. It's commerce. It's heartbreaking and it's fun. It's a great way to live.
I'm definitely partial to the "Twin Twist." I've always found that to be really fun.
Everything takes meticulous planning and nothing works out the way it's supposed to.
When the women start to push 40, they're not single, fun girls around town any more.
Never believe anything you think about yourself as a writer when you're not writing.
Sometimes I'd say what's bad for the country is good for my business, unfortunately.
The idea of finding your soul mate, whether it's online or not, is what people want.
There's nothing more important than having a personal connection with your audience.
The opportunity for an entrepreneur to start a company from scratch today is abysmal.
Every joke can't be dazzling. And if you think you spotted an inconsistency, you did!
There's definitely the desire out there for young people who want to make the movies.
The way I work, the interview never becomes larger than the person being interviewed.