![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.](/assets/img/quote-photos/the-ideal-time-for-writing-a-television-script-is-four-days-though-sometimes-i.jpg)
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