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" 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. "

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" Through eight years, 'How I Met Your Mother' has mastered the art of leading-edge comedy, emotional water-cooler moments, and pop culture catch-phrases. "

Nina Tassler

Mother

Moments

Culture

" Tom Selleck is a big draw. "

" Pilot season isn't perfect, and it certainly is a very difficult time. But pilot season does work for us. "

" As an outsider, you observe what everyone is saying. Insiders are sometimes too insulated, listening to voices in their own little group. "

" I'd love to see the 'CSIs' run forever. "

" 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. "

" Producing is a little bit in my blood. Philanthropy also is a very important for me. "

Nina Tassler

Blood

Philanthropy

" It's important to me to reach deep into the community and promote Latino artists. "

" I'm part Latin, so everything in the Latin culture is - there's a lot of hyperbole, and there's a lot of melodrama. "

" I come from a long line of Democrats. "

" There's always a knee-jerk reaction in our business to analyze and determine why something didn't work. "

" 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. "

" You have to present characters an audience can relate to. "

" I was always a big fan of 'Quincy,' and I loved the idea of puzzle solving. "

" I've been blessed to be with my husband since I was 18. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Ever since 'Jericho,' I've loved these big-idea shows. "

" I love to watch documentaries on The History Channel and TLC. "

" I've always seen the world as very gender-neutral. "

" Whomever you are and whatever your relationship is to work, I think we all have suffered from being over-hyphenated. You know, 'working-mom,' 'tiger-mom,' 'stay-at-home-mom'... how about 'mom?' "

" Accepting fear head-on is freeing. "

" 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. "

" I was drawn to performing and to storytelling. "

" When I was growing up, the current of feminism was strong. You just had to step off the bank, and you'd be swept up. There was an active women's movement. My mother was a part of it. "

" I want to hear Damon Lindelof complain about broadcast when he goes to the bank to cash his 'Lost' checks. "

" Nothing runs forever. How you handle it, the most important thing is how you respect your audience, how you respect your cast, and being incredibly sensitive to how you wrap up any show when it ends a successful run. "

" '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. "

" The truth is we're all part of one big content universe. "

" I'm an entertainer. "

Nina Tassler

Entertainer