David E. Kelley Quotes

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.

The more lawyers there are, the more people are out there to encourage others not to go to law school.

Chemistry is not anything an executive producer or writer can orchestrate or plan; you just hope for it.

But Steven Bochco was smart; he knew that viewers were smart.

My court skills may have atrophied.

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

In retrospect, I think it's a plus, because now we've been able to go back and spend extra time on each of those episodes and make them better.

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.

You learn more when things go wrong.

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

But I do believe that in all my shows, I really enjoy the quirky, the eccentric characters, the ones you don't meet every day.

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

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

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

The way I personally work is I like to write what I know, what I feel, and also where I am.

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

Some of my high school teachers did remind me that I had an excellent imagination when it came to making up excuses.

For me, I'm happy to succeed on any network.

I don't think I could write a straight drama.

I never thought of myself as a writer.