William Devane

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David was the kind of guy who was totally supportive of the actors and instructed the writing staff to trust the actor's instincts, since after all, it's the actors playing the character.

William Devane
trust
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I knew with The West Wing that that wasn't going to be for very long, that I was just the red herring.

William Devane
knew , west , wing
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I try to watch only real things, which basically amounts to C-Span for me. I like real people in real situations. I learn from that.

William Devane
try , watch , only
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I would fix other people's lines if they asked me on occasion. The hard part of writing is the architecture of it, getting the story and structuring it. Not the tweaking of lines.

William Devane
architecture
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I'm an Irish-American, and I grew up in an Irish-American neighborhood.

William Devane
grew , up
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I'm trying to find a character that's my age and I can sustain week after week. I'd like to do a series.

William Devane
trying , find , character
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If you watch Cheers, in 12 years they didn't age a day.

William Devane
watch , years , age
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It worked well because Don Murray didn't want to be on Knots anymore.

William Devane
worked , well , because
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It would have been nice for Greg to eventually grow into a mature relationship with Laura. He was moving toward that already but then took a turn into the juvenile with Paige.

William Devane
relationship
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Joey, my older brother, had his own TV show in the '50s, along with Cathy Callahan.

William Devane
older , had , his
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Networks don't want a show with a continuing story. There's no backend potential.

William Devane
networks , want , show
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The business is built on slowing or even stopping the aging process.

William Devane
business , built , slowing
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The West Wing seems to be feeding the myth about how presidential politics are.

William Devane
west , wing , seems
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There's a certain possessiveness of writers sometimes.

William Devane
certain , writers
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Ultimately the Emmys are a popularity contest.

William Devane
ultimately , emmys , popularity