17 Quotes by Bill Lawrence

I like the end of the year to be about something. Especially with younger shows, the network pushes you to make self-contained episodes; they don't like them to be serialized: 'We want this one to be funny for someone who's never watched it and will never watch again.' And I go 'Why would anyone want to do it like that?'

I love television; I specifically love having a dumb character on a TV show.

I love TV. I watch more TV than most people you know.

I think feature films sell on the idea, and I think TV works based almost entirely on execution. I don't think anybody is going, 'Wow, that show is executed poorly, but the idea is so cool I just have to keep watching.'

Our half-hour show, when all is said and done, is less than 21 minutes long.

Unless you're a total couch potato, you can go on these walks. But if you can't walk up two flights of stairs, maybe you would want to skip it.

Other countries don't compromise their principles for other people. We should not compromise.

Zach finished his movie. I could have episodes ready already. That was just network spin.