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" 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. "

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" 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. "

Nina Tassler

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Perfect

Process

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" You have to make your decision based on the content. "

" That's what my job is: to create quality programming. "

" '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. "

" 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. "

" Women drive network television. "

" Creative drives our business; the business doesn't drive the creative. "

" 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. "

" Without the nontraditional methods we used to promote 'Jericho'... we wouldn't have been able to get the traction we did. "

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

" 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?' "

" I think the best voices, the most creative voices, and the best content always wins. "

" I'm on the board of trustees at Boston University. I'm on the board of trustees at Jewish Family Services. "

" Sometimes the career you end up with has no logical connection to where you began. "

" Finding new voices with fresh ideas is the hardest and most rewarding part of a television executive's job. "

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

" 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.' "

" It's about story; it is a social experiment, and people take that into account when they're watching 'Big Brother.' "

" 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. "

" I went through a lot of feelings of self-doubt and loss of self-esteem. I was particularly vulnerable after having my son. It was rough getting back on my feet in the business. "

" Rob Doherty has been a real superstar for us on 'The Mentalist' for years. "

Nina Tassler

Been

Real

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

" 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. "

" Audiences need to engage with characters. "

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

Nina Tassler

Blood

Philanthropy