“I think writers have become hypnotised by the number of jokes on the p...” — Sherwood Schwartz Quote

“I think writers have become hypnotised by the number of jokes on the page at the expense of character.”

“When you say the name Gilligan, you know who that is. If a show is good, if it's written well, you should be able to erase the names of the characters saying the lines and still be able to know who said it. If you can't do that, the show will fail.”

“As a man who tried to explain in his own way that people have to learn to get along with each other. I did it with comedy because that's what I'm familiar with, and I think it's more acceptable to tell it in comedy form. But that's how I'd like to be remembered.”

“I knew how to come up with jokes at someone's expense really fast.”

“China wants to take our economic place in the world and, in doing so, will devastate our economy at the expense of our future and our families' futures.”

“I love a masculine man. That's just me. It doesn't ever have to be at the expense of him being in touch with his feminine side.”