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" 18-to-49 can only be part of the story. There are many more metrics. "
Story
More
Only
" Accepting fear head-on is freeing. "
Fear
Freeing
Head-On
" Any show in its first season goes through multiple changes. There is little or no difference to changing the cast on a talk show. "
Difference
Season
Show
" As an outsider, you observe what everyone is saying. Insiders are sometimes too insulated, listening to voices in their own little group. "
You
Group
Listening
" As long as we're monetizing our content... we still win at the end. "
Still
Content
End
" As you continue to work on a show, if I still feel inspired, and I feel they are making exciting choices, then our enthusiasm remains. This is not a perfect science. It's an evolutionary process. "
Choices
Perfect
Process
" At the end of the day, it is about doing your best work - controlling what you can control and not trying to control what you can't. "
End
Day
Control
" Audiences like making discoveries. "
Audiences
Like
Making
" Audiences need to engage with characters. "
Audiences
Need
Characters
" Before I go to bed, sometimes I'll just sit outside and philosophically assess the day. "
Sit
Bed
Day
" Creative drives our business; the business doesn't drive the creative. "
Drives
Drive
Creative
" 'Criminal Minds,' our original show, is a phenomenal show, and all elements of that show work so well. I think that 'Suspect Behavior' just didn't click. I don't think it has anything to do with spin-offs. I think a spin-off still has to be successful on its own. "
Work
Successful
Behavior
" Ever since 'Jericho,' I've loved these big-idea shows. "
Since
Ever
Loved
" Failure is a fundamental factor of success. "
Success
Factor
Failure
" Finding new voices with fresh ideas is the hardest and most rewarding part of a television executive's job. "
Finding
Television
New
" I came to understand and observe that we're all going to face obstacles. We're going to have challenges. We're going to fail. We're going to have success. But all of it is going to ultimately be character-building. And it's not going to deter us from wanting to achieve, to strive, and be successful. "
Challenges
Obstacles
Face
" I come from a long line of Democrats. "
Line
Democrats
Long
" I'd love to see the 'CSIs' run forever. "
See
Love
Forever
" I feel it's our responsibility to keep our ear tuned to public discourse. There's a lot of noise out there, and our responsibility is to pick up on the themes and issues that work their way through all of society. "
Way
Feel
Responsibility
" I have worked in the media/content business my entire life. "
Business
Worked
Life
" I love musicals. I'm a big 'Glee' watcher. "
Big
I Love
Love
" I love to watch documentaries on The History Channel and TLC. "
Documentaries
Watch
TLC
" I'm a feminist. "
Feminist
" I'm an entertainer. "
Entertainer
" I'm a parent. I'm a mother. "
Parent
Mother
" I'm a voracious reader. What that does is keep your mind fresh and active and hearing different voices and different styles. TV can be derivative, and if you just watch TV, you're not widening the circle. "
Mind
You
Watch
" I'm extremely lucky that I've worked for and with amazing people in my life. "
Lucky
Life
Amazing
" I'm on the board of trustees at Boston University. I'm on the board of trustees at Jewish Family Services. "
Jewish
University
Boston
" I'm part Latin, so everything in the Latin culture is - there's a lot of hyperbole, and there's a lot of melodrama. "
Culture
Lot
Hyperbole
" In 1963, my parents took over a camp business from my grandparents. They turned it into a liberal, progressive, a co-educational, interracial camp for kids from all over the world, all over the country. And it was a very important cause for both of my parents. "
Business
Parents
Important
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