“I couldn't get my first film on the air. The first film I did was call...” — David L. Wolper Quote

I couldn't get my first film on the air. The first film I did was called 'The Race For Space,' about the U.S.-Soviet space race. The networks had a policy that I found out about the hard way. I even had a sponsor for my program, but the networks wouldn't put it on because it was independently produced.

My philosophy as a filmmaker is to inform and entertain at the same time. And when I went away from documentaries into miniseries like 'Roots,' I did the reverse. Instead of just entertaining, I want to inform at the same time.

Motion pictures are a director's medium. Broadway is a writer's medium. Television is a producer's medium. I picked a medium I could control.

I don't want to make an 'Animal House.' I'm not interested in making 'Ghost Busters.'

I have learnt the hard way that neither success nor failure last forever.

Sometimes I do have to find out things the hard way.

Until 'Scrubs,' I didn't have a business manager. I learned everything on my own - and I learned the hard way.

I'm learning my lessons the hard way.

It's the NHL playoffs, I'm 20 years old, I'm finding it out the hard way that playoffs aren't easy.