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" I've always seen the world as very gender-neutral. "
Nina Tassler
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" We don't know where we'll end up, but making moments matter - taking a step back to see something from a different vantage point and investing in your core values - can lead to a world of surprises. "
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" One of the things I learned in college is that if you're going to be late for an audition, don't go. "
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" The audience that watches on Sunday night is upscale, very female, and very engaged. "
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" 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.' "
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" I'm on the board of trustees at Boston University. I'm on the board of trustees at Jewish Family Services. "
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" We continue to see summer as a great place for unique concepts, innovative business models, and passionate television audiences. "
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" Before I go to bed, sometimes I'll just sit outside and philosophically assess the day. "
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" Any show in its first season goes through multiple changes. There is little or no difference to changing the cast on a talk show. "
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" I think the best voices, the most creative voices, and the best content always wins. "
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" I'm a parent. I'm a mother. "
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Parent
Mother
" Producing is a little bit in my blood. Philanthropy also is a very important for me. "
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Blood
Me
Philanthropy
" I love to watch documentaries on The History Channel and TLC. "
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TLC
" People step on my feet, and I say I'm sorry. "
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Feet
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" 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. "
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Parents
Important
" You have to present characters an audience can relate to. "
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Present
Audience
" Pilot season isn't perfect, and it certainly is a very difficult time. But pilot season does work for us. "
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Time
Work
" 'The Dovekeepers' is a compelling, beautifully written novel that combines history and fiction into a timeless story of survival and heroism. "
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Novel
Story
Survival
" My mother was not without her flaws. She did have a lot of flaws, but she revealed her strength and her flaws equally, and I think that's really important. I was very much influenced by that. "
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Important
She
Think
" I think back to having had the good fortune of being at Warner Bros. when we were doing 'Lois & Clark.' The chemistry between Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher was really wonderful. "
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Think
Back
Chemistry
" 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 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
" Without the nontraditional methods we used to promote 'Jericho'... we wouldn't have been able to get the traction we did. "
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" It's about story; it is a social experiment, and people take that into account when they're watching 'Big Brother.' "
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Watching
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" As an outsider, you observe what everyone is saying. Insiders are sometimes too insulated, listening to voices in their own little group. "
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Group
Listening
" 18-to-49 can only be part of the story. There are many more metrics. "
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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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" '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. "
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Work
Successful
Behavior
" I'm part Latin, so everything in the Latin culture is - there's a lot of hyperbole, and there's a lot of melodrama. "
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Culture
Lot
Hyperbole
" 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. "
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Challenges
Obstacles
Face
" You have to make your decision based on the content. "
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Make
You
Your