Dick Wolf
Dick Wolf
Richard Anthony "Dick" Wolfis an American television producer, best known as the creator and executive producer of the Law & Order franchise of police dramas. He has won numerous awards, including an Emmy Award and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Producer
Date of Birth20 December 1946
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
thinking television want
I don't think you can really make television based on what you think audiences want. You can only make stories that you like, because you have to watch it so many times.
television vote should
If you're going to vote on a television contract, there is a certain rationality to saying that the same structures that are applied to Health Plan participation should be placed on the right to vote on a strike.
new-york communication mean
People recognize certain things, like 'D' means 'this dialogue stinks.' We're dealing with shows that are written here, shot in New York and posted back here. Accurate communication is a necessity.
business show-business shows
It's show business. No show, no business.
successful risk loser
Their argument is that most shows are losers, which is true, but it's also disingenuous to say, 'We are not going to take the risk unless it is totally covered by the few successful shows that are out there.'
stars drama way
Drama or comedy programming is still the surest way for advertisers to reach a mass audience. Once that changes, all bets are off.
movie running beach
It was like in Samoa when they'd put up a movie screen on the beach and show movies and the locals would run behind the sheet to see where the people went. It was pretty grim.
tv-shows care tvs
And the consumer doesn't care. They don't watch networks, they watch TV shows.
business people style
I do love television. But the business is accelerating and people are not getting the chance to fail.
change home night
The environment doesn't change that radically. You are still going to go home at night and NBC is going to be there, ABC and CBS will still be there.
heart character house
The heart and soul of network programming is series programming, the weekly repetition of characters you like having in your house.
agendas tables sides
The agendas on the management side of the table now are not in sync like they used to be because you have vastly different entities supplying programming to networks.
trying friendly steps
The most positive step is to try to expand the employment base by making it, if not economically friendly, at least not economically disastrous, for studios to take on deficits.
mistake independent opportunity
There was an interesting article in Los Angeles Magazine about women directors. A woman director makes one bad independent film and her career is over. Guys tend to get an opportunity to learn from their mistakes.