My dad was an interior design and furniture person. I started working with him for four years before my first TV writing break. Stephen J. Cannell breakdaddesign Change image and share on social
A lot of making TV is lightening in a bottle. Stephen J. Cannell bottlelightenlot Change image and share on social
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. Stephen J. Cannell bookbuttonfinally share on social
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 coffeecracklecream share on social
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. Stephen J. Cannell creatednagrab share on social
I love 'Dexter.' The dark sense of humor is wonderful. Stephen J. Cannell darkdexterhumor Change image and share on social
I'm a very conservative businessman. I don't work on credit. My father was the guy who taught me how to think straight, not to delude myself and think I was larger than I was. Stephen J. Cannell businessmanconservativecredit Change image and share on social
I flunked three grades before I got out of high school. Stephen J. Cannell flunkgradehigh Change image and share on social
I'm generally a very happy guy because I'm doing what I want. I'm willing to tell you that there are people who are much better than I am in writing. I don't have to be the fastest gun in the West. Stephen J. Cannell fastgenerallygun Change image and share on social
Everyone starts out desperately trying to make a hit, but some people are just more mistake-prone than others. I happened to be fairly mistake-prone. Of the 40 shows I made, I'd say ten were hits, which is a pretty good average. Stephen J. Cannell averagedesperatelyfairly share on social
