Rob Thomas Professions : Author Born : August 15, 1965 Browse All Authors Top 47 quotes by Rob Thomas I always just wanted to write and maybe direct. I'm really only interested in that. And yet the business that I'm in has forced me into being a salesman - that's the last thing that 17-year-old me would imagine I'd end up being. I'm uncomfortable trying to sell anything, but that's what you're doing every time you walk into a pitch. Rob Thomas walk me business time The brilliance of Adam Scott is that he is so damn funny in a straight man role. Rob Thomas straight man damn funny I think there are people, and I do not mean this to be disparaging, there are people like Jay Mohr and Jeremy Piven where they just give you that vibe, 'This guy's going to play someone a little venal.' Rob Thomas someone think you people Having written both comedy and drama, comedy's harder because the fear of failure's so much stronger. When you write a scene and you see it cut together, and it doesn't make you laugh, it hurts in a way that failed drama doesn't. Failed drama, it's all, 'That's not that compelling,' but failed comedy just lays there. Rob Thomas you failure fear together I want to be happy going to work. I want to do a show I'm proud of. Rob Thomas be-happy proud work happy Your executives liking your show makes all the difference in the world. It's the difference between happiness and misery. Rob Thomas your difference happiness world I think its going to be continually tougher on the big networks as more cable channels do really interesting television. The big networks have a choice to make: Do we try to be all things to all people and get the shows that will deliver 20 million viewers a week? Are we the McDonald's of television? Or are we going to try to be more specific? Rob Thomas will think people television Similar Authors F. E. Marsh author Iimani David author Beatrice Faust author Isabella Macdonald Alden author Isabella Beeton author Alan AtKisson author All Authors