David Crane
David Crane
David Craneis an American writer and producer. He is one of the creators of the television sitcom Friends, along with his longtime friend Marta Kauffman...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Producer
Date of Birth13 August 1957
CityPhiladelphia, PA
CountryUnited States of America
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I think we paid a fair price at the right time. Companies like this don't become available in our sector very often.
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I was a little hesitant at taking the job at Atari. I had never programmed for a living and I worried it might get boring (building circuits seemed more fun). But I would probably still be in the video game business.
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Our co-founder and company president, Jim Levy, came from a record industry background and understood the marketing and promotion of artists as well as products. So the video game business went from absolutely zero designer credit to something approaching rock star promotion.
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Looking back, video game design seems a natural fit, although there was no such thing when I was growing up. I built a Tic-Tac-Toe playing machine in my teens which went up in smoke on the night it was scheduled to go to a science fair.
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The issue is people coming off the streets that don't belong in there trying to get benefits.
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If you look at the statewide major occupational groups, it's pretty much as we expected. The larger the occupation, the more openings you have. Plus a lot are for more minimum wage and lower pay that would involve less . . . education and experience. And there's a lot of turnover in these jobs.
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Garry Kitchen and I played hugely competitive matches of Amazing Tennis. There is a great thing about that game from a tennis player's perspective.
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I just want to dispel some of the rumors that are going around that crime is rampant, crime is on the increase within the complex here at Reliant. It is not the case.
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The letters were universally complimentary, and we designers loved hearing that our games were being enjoyed, but if they weren't sending us a picture of their screens most of those writers would have spent their time playing the game rather than writing letters.
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This gives me a sense of completeness that the whole process was worth every step. This is a good day for Liberia.