In eleven or twelve years of writing, Mike, I can lay claim to at least this: I have never written beneath myself. I have never written anything that I didn't want my name attached to. I have probed deeper in some scripts and I've been more successful in some than others. But all of them that have been on, you know, I'll take my lick. They're mine and that's the way I wanted them. Rod Serling
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In the 1980 movie "The Godfather", Al Pacino is a writer who wants his work to be excellent and he wants to ensure that every word that he writes is worthy of his name. There's nothing worse than having your name attached to a work you did not like. If you're willing to take the heat for your own work, then you should be proud of what you've accomplished.

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