26 Quotes by Steven Levitan

Sometimes you do have to scare people a little bit: if someone is not acting in the best interest of the show, then maybe you need to scream and yell a little bit, or let them know you’re in charge.

I’m a little bit in shock, to tell you the truth.

I think that people with differing points of view find common ground in ‘Modern Family’ is very flattering, and I’m appreciative of that.

I believe ‘Hollywood’ is more like middle America than many people imagine.

Twitter is fun – I’m a tech guy, I love anything new, I’m big on all that stuff.

I acknowledge that Hulu’s easy accessibility probably keeps some people from pirating. But a respected industry analyst says less than 5% of TV content is being stolen today.

With drama, especially, it seems like the bigger the budgets and the edgier the characters, the more interesting they are. We’re very lucky because ‘Modern Family’ wouldn’t fit on cable: they’d want us to push it more and be edgier and turn it into something that it’s not.

Friends in the Midwest often ask me what it’s like to raise a family in Los Angeles. I say it’s just like where they are, but warmer and with more traffic. I also tell them people here seem a bit more tolerant of those who are different.