13 Quotes by James Burrows

I know what's funny, and I probably know the best way to deliver the joke. Whether it's walking out of a room, facing that way, facing this way. I just have a sense of that.

I remember on the pilot of 'Will and Grace' some executives from NBC saying to me, 'There are too many gay jokes.' I said, 'If not on this show, then what show?'

I'll tell you what I love about directing: the surprise. You never know what's going to happen with your piece until an audience weighs in.

I didn't have the drive; I never wanted to be in show business. I went into my father's business because of osmosis.