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" I love musicals. I'm a big 'Glee' watcher. "
Nina Tassler
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" The original 'CSI' grew stronger once the spinoffs became entrenched. Like any good franchise, when there's a great story to be told, viewers can't get enough. "
Nina Tassler
Story
Stronger
Enough
" 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. "
Nina Tassler
Mind
You
Watch
" I have worked in the media/content business my entire life. "
Nina Tassler
Business
Worked
Life
" I've been blessed to be with my husband since I was 18. "
Nina Tassler
Since
Blessed
Been
" One of the things I learned in college is that if you're going to be late for an audition, don't go. "
Nina Tassler
You
Go
College
" I was drawn to performing and to storytelling. "
Nina Tassler
Performing
Storytelling
Drawn
" Women drive network television. "
Nina Tassler
Television
Women
Drive
" As an outsider, you observe what everyone is saying. Insiders are sometimes too insulated, listening to voices in their own little group. "
Nina Tassler
You
Group
Listening
" When I was in drama development, you hear anywhere between 500 to 600 pitches a season, and you do feel like you hit the wall. But I will never say, 'No, I won't hear that.' "
Nina Tassler
Drama
Development
Feel
" We always look to add more diverse characters to shows if we feel we haven't delivered. "
Nina Tassler
Characters
Feel
Look
" I was always fascinated by the Torah, the Bible, in terms of story telling: heroes and villains, morality and flaws. There's no better epic. Also, being part Latin and Jewish means I have a sense of the theatrical. There were always a lot of people in my house. My home was always filled with a lot of storytellers. "
Nina Tassler
People
Bible
Story
" It's about story; it is a social experiment, and people take that into account when they're watching 'Big Brother.' "
Nina Tassler
People
Watching
Brother
" Pilot season isn't perfect, and it certainly is a very difficult time. But pilot season does work for us. "
Nina Tassler
Perfect
Time
Work
" 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. "
Nina Tassler
Way
Feel
Responsibility
" I'm part Latin, so everything in the Latin culture is - there's a lot of hyperbole, and there's a lot of melodrama. "
Nina Tassler
Culture
Lot
Hyperbole
" Creative drives our business; the business doesn't drive the creative. "
Nina Tassler
Drives
Drive
Creative
" I want to hear Damon Lindelof complain about broadcast when he goes to the bank to cash his 'Lost' checks. "
Nina Tassler
Want
Cash
Complain
" I think the best voices, the most creative voices, and the best content always wins. "
Nina Tassler
Best
Think
Creative
" 18-to-49 can only be part of the story. There are many more metrics. "
Nina Tassler
Story
More
Only
" Failure is a fundamental factor of success. "
Nina Tassler
Success
Factor
Failure
" Audiences like making discoveries. "
Nina Tassler
Audiences
Like
Making
" I'm on the board of trustees at Boston University. I'm on the board of trustees at Jewish Family Services. "
Nina Tassler
Jewish
University
Boston
" I think 'destined for greatness,' for me, is digging deep inside and knowing that I will always strive to be the best person I can possibly be and effect change in a positive way. "
Nina Tassler
Greatness
Positive
Best
" I was always a big fan of 'Quincy,' and I loved the idea of puzzle solving. "
Nina Tassler
Loved
Idea
Fan
" Tom Selleck is a big draw. "
Nina Tassler
Tom
Big
Draw
" We're committed to delivering our viewers and advertisers year-round programming with a wide variety of storytelling. "
Nina Tassler
Programming
Our
Storytelling
" Producing is a little bit in my blood. Philanthropy also is a very important for me. "
Nina Tassler
Blood
Me
Philanthropy
" Television's an intimate medium. It's in our living rooms. It's in our bathrooms. It's in our bedrooms - and we respect that. "
Nina Tassler
Living
Television
Rooms
" Throughout my career, the pounding in my heart, the fright, has been ever-present, but I never turned back. Fear can be a highly motivational part of the journey. "
Nina Tassler
Fear
Heart
Journey
" Any show in its first season goes through multiple changes. There is little or no difference to changing the cast on a talk show. "
Nina Tassler
Difference
Season
Show