David E. Kelley
David E. Kelley
David Edward Kelleyis an American television writer and producer, known as the creator of Picket Fences, Chicago Hope, The Practice, Ally McBeal, Boston Public, Boston Legal, and Harry's Law as well as several films. Kelley is one of very few screenwriters to have created shows aired on all four top commercial U.S. television networks...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionProducer
Date of Birth4 April 1956
CountryUnited States of America
believe character quirky
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.
writing two three
The ideal time for writing a [television] script is four days, though sometimes it has to be two or three days depending on the deadline. If it's two days, sometimes there are things I see that don't work as well. If I have two weeks, the scripts get kind of flabby and lack the adrenaline that a sense of deadline fills you with.
encouragement school law
The more lawyers there are, the more people are out there to encourage others not to go to law school.
dream passion simple
The designer... has a passion for doing something that fits somebody's needs, but that is not just a simple fix. The designer has a dream that goes beyond what exists, rather than fixing what exists... the designer wants to create a solution that fits in a deeper situational or social sense.
smart viewers
But Steven Bochco was smart; he knew that viewers were smart.
succeed
For me, I'm happy to succeed on any network.
drama writing thinking
I don't think I could write a straight drama.
I never thought of myself as a writer.
nice thinking luxury
I think the law changes, which is a nice luxury.
jokes
I've never really told jokes. I'm not good at it.
skills may court
My court skills may have atrophied.
writing thinking people
So I think a writer should write what he loves, the people he relates to.
thinking extra-time retrospect
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.
issues examination ethical
We also have issue oriented storylines which are an examination of an issue, be it ethical or social.