6 Quotes & Sayings By Dick Wolf

Dick Wolf is an Emmy and Peabody award-winning television producer and writer. He is the creator of such landmark programs as Law & Order, Homicide: Life on the Street, and The Untouchables. His work has also been seen on such other mediums as the big screen (The Fugitive) and stage (Law & Order: Trial by Jury). Among his best-known shows are Cagney & Lacey, New York Undercover, Baretta, Hill Street Blues, Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Chicago Fire, NYPD Blue, Chicago PD, Law & Order: Trial by Jury, The New York Times True Crime Story of the Year, Sam Kinison: Breaking the Rules, Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer, The Menendez Murders, A Dog's Purpose Series with Kirby Heyborne Read more

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It's show business. No show, no business. Dick Wolf
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I try to just communicate what I want done as clearly and simply as possible. Dick Wolf
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People recognize certain things, like 'D' means 'this dialogue stinks.' We're dealing with shows that are written here, shot in New York and posted back here. Accurate communication is a necessity. Dick Wolf
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It was like in Samoa when they'd put up a movie screen on the beach and show movies and the locals would run behind the sheet to see where the people went. It was pretty grim. Dick Wolf
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Advertising is the art of the tiny. You have to tell a complete a story and deliver a complete message in a very encapsulated form. It disciplines you to cut away extraneous information. Dick Wolf