Steven Bochco

Being a good television screenwriter requires an understanding of the way film accelerates the communication of words. ↗

— Steven Bochco

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Casting is sort of like looking at paintings. You don't know what you'll like, but you recognize it when you see it. ↗

— Steven Bochco

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Film provides an opportunity to marry the power of ideas with the power of images. ↗

— Steven Bochco

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Hill Street Blues gave me an opportunity to work with an ensemble cast of people whose work I admired. ↗

— Steven Bochco

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Hill Street Blues might have been the first television show that had a memory. One episode after another was part of a cumulative experience shared by the audience. ↗

— Steven Bochco

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I think the best work flows out of a collaborative environment. ↗

— Steven Bochco

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Imagery is like music. ↗

— Steven Bochco

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One of the problems of writing is that anyone who commits themselves to that process has to believe that they're good. ↗

— Steven Bochco

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Vivid images are like a beautiful melody that speaks to you on an emotional level. It bypasses your logic centers and even your intellect and goes to a different part of the brain. ↗

— Steven Bochco

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You have to give directors and cinematographers a word blueprint for visuals, but I had to learn that from experience. ↗

— Steven Bochco

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