I love to watch documentaries on The History Channel and TLC.
— Nina Tassler
I want to hear Damon Lindelof complain about broadcast when he goes to the bank to cash his 'Lost' checks.
Women drive network television.
Audiences need to engage with characters.
Sometimes the career you end up with has no logical connection to where you began.
I think back to having had the good fortune of being at Warner Bros. when we were doing 'Lois & Clark.' The chemistry between Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher was really wonderful.
Whomever you are and whatever your relationship is to work, I think we all have suffered from being over-hyphenated. You know, 'working-mom,' 'tiger-mom,' 'stay-at-home-mom'... how about 'mom?'
Ever since 'Jericho,' I've loved these big-idea shows.
I think 'destined for greatness,' for me, is digging deep inside and knowing that I will always strive to be the best person I can possibly be and effect change in a positive way.
Producing is a little bit in my blood. Philanthropy also is a very important for me.
I feel it's our responsibility to keep our ear tuned to public discourse. There's a lot of noise out there, and our responsibility is to pick up on the themes and issues that work their way through all of society.
Audiences like making discoveries.
I was drawn to performing and to storytelling.
We continue to see summer as a great place for unique concepts, innovative business models, and passionate television audiences.
'Zoo' further demonstrates our commitment to high-quality, year-round programming and to high-concept series that play to summer audiences in the U.S. as well as on a global scale.
'Criminal Minds' consists of stories told within the framework of the FBI behavioral science unit. It's about serial profiling.
As you continue to work on a show, if I still feel inspired, and I feel they are making exciting choices, then our enthusiasm remains. This is not a perfect science. It's an evolutionary process.
There's always a knee-jerk reaction in our business to analyze and determine why something didn't work.
Pilot season isn't perfect, and it certainly is a very difficult time. But pilot season does work for us.
I love musicals. I'm a big 'Glee' watcher.
People step on my feet, and I say I'm sorry.
Throughout my career, the pounding in my heart, the fright, has been ever-present, but I never turned back. Fear can be a highly motivational part of the journey.
'The Dovekeepers' is a compelling, beautifully written novel that combines history and fiction into a timeless story of survival and heroism.
Rob Doherty has been a real superstar for us on 'The Mentalist' for years.
I'm a parent. I'm a mother.
I came to understand and observe that we're all going to face obstacles. We're going to have challenges. We're going to fail. We're going to have success. But all of it is going to ultimately be character-building. And it's not going to deter us from wanting to achieve, to strive, and be successful.
I've always seen the world as very gender-neutral.
Before I go to bed, sometimes I'll just sit outside and philosophically assess the day.
I'm a voracious reader. What that does is keep your mind fresh and active and hearing different voices and different styles. TV can be derivative, and if you just watch TV, you're not widening the circle.
As an outsider, you observe what everyone is saying. Insiders are sometimes too insulated, listening to voices in their own little group.
We're committed to delivering our viewers and advertisers year-round programming with a wide variety of storytelling.
'Survivor' is one of CBS's signature series and symbol of enduring quality and entertainment on prime time television.
'Without a Trace' analyzes criminal behavior in the special context of a disappearance. We consider it a suspense thriller.
I went through a lot of feelings of self-doubt and loss of self-esteem. I was particularly vulnerable after having my son. It was rough getting back on my feet in the business.
Creative drives our business; the business doesn't drive the creative.
18-to-49 can only be part of the story. There are many more metrics.
Television's an intimate medium. It's in our living rooms. It's in our bathrooms. It's in our bedrooms - and we respect that.
We don't know where we'll end up, but making moments matter - taking a step back to see something from a different vantage point and investing in your core values - can lead to a world of surprises.
Accepting fear head-on is freeing.
Through eight years, 'How I Met Your Mother' has mastered the art of leading-edge comedy, emotional water-cooler moments, and pop culture catch-phrases.
With all of our big-hit shows - like 'Big Bang Theory,' and even 'How I Met Your Mother' - when they first started, you have multiple characters to service, and you want to make sure that the audience has a chance to get the concept, get the emotional arc, and really engage with the relationships.
In 1963, my parents took over a camp business from my grandparents. They turned it into a liberal, progressive, a co-educational, interracial camp for kids from all over the world, all over the country. And it was a very important cause for both of my parents.
My mother was not without her flaws. She did have a lot of flaws, but she revealed her strength and her flaws equally, and I think that's really important. I was very much influenced by that.
You have to present characters an audience can relate to.
'Criminal Minds,' our original show, is a phenomenal show, and all elements of that show work so well. I think that 'Suspect Behavior' just didn't click. I don't think it has anything to do with spin-offs. I think a spin-off still has to be successful on its own.
Failure is a fundamental factor of success.
I'm part Latin, so everything in the Latin culture is - there's a lot of hyperbole, and there's a lot of melodrama.
James Corden is a rare entertainment force who combines irresistible charm, warmth, and originality with a diverse range of creative instincts and performance talent.
Finding new voices with fresh ideas is the hardest and most rewarding part of a television executive's job.
The original 'CSI' grew stronger once the spinoffs became entrenched. Like any good franchise, when there's a great story to be told, viewers can't get enough.
