Stephen J. Cannell quotes

I never waited for my Irish Cream coffee to be the right temperature, with a storm happening outside and my fireplace crackling... I wrote every day, at home, in the office, whether I felt like it or not, I just did it. (Stephen J. Cannell)
A lot of making TV is lightening in a bottle. View quote
Stephen J. Cannell
The character's attitude is more important than plot. View quote
Stephen J. Cannell
Failure in school does not mean failure in Iife. View quote
Stephen J. Cannell
So many people get involved with carrying grudges and having these moral battles with people, where they cast themselves as the righteous and the other guy is the dirtbag. They waste tons of energy on it, create all kinds of darkness around themselves and the other person. It gets you nothing. View quote
Stephen J. Cannell
Once you put something like 'The A-Team' on the map, it does become part of the DNA of television. People grab little pieces of it. I certainly grabbed little pieces of other people's shows when I was creating my shows. View quote
Stephen J. Cannell
I've been very successful at selling my things, but I've also been getting up at 4 in the morning for 40 years. View quote
Stephen J. Cannell
I really hesitate to say that any of my shows influenced other writers. View quote
Stephen J. Cannell
I finally get to the place where the book has matured in my mind and I can hardly wait to start writing it. Then I just sit down and I start. I hit the go button. I have an outline, which is 70 pages, but I don't look at it. I never have to look at it. View quote
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I can write a book in probably three months. View quote
Stephen J. Cannell