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I don't think you can really make television based on what you think audiences want. You can only make stories that you like, because you have to watch it so many times.

Dick Wolf

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Dick Wolf
Age: 77
Born: 1946
Born: December 20
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Richard Anthony Wolf
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I've known John Landgraf for 20 years. He said it perfectly. People will ask if I've seen X. My response has often been, 'Seen it? I've never heard of it.'
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The most positive step is to try to expand the employment base by making it, if not economically friendly, at least not economically disastrous, for studios to take on deficits.
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I would say that if you really wished to be a working member of the community, don't go out on strike because then there's no work and no potential of work.
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I consider myself one of the luckiest people in the history of show business.
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If the scripts are not good, I'll tell somebody, 'This isn't good.
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I think most people don't react well to being screamed at. It's counterproductive.
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Their argument is that most shows are losers, which is true, but it's also disingenuous to say, 'We are not going to take the risk unless it is totally covered by the few successful shows that are out there.'
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