My only defense was -- it was the '70s. Aaron Spelling More Quotes by Aaron Spelling More Quotes From Aaron Spelling I love my wife, she deserves anything and everything. Aaron Spelling anything-and-everything wife deserve It's so silly not to be nice. Aaron Spelling being-nice nice silly I don't travel by airplane. I mean that because when my wife, my kids and I travel on trains or boats, we meet a lot of people and we talk to them. Aaron Spelling airplane mean kids Do you know what our suicide rate would be if we didn't have television? Do you know how much happiness I've brought to people who couldn't get out of the house but could watch Love Boat? Aaron Spelling suicide house people I must tell you, I haven't done the drug problem that is faced by cops and people on the border. It's a hard show to do, but I think it's going to say a lot about drugs and the problems related to them. I just hope people can watch it, it's a pretty strong show. Aaron Spelling strong people thinking I'll tell you what I miss most. What I would love to do, more than anything, is just anthologies. With an anthology you can tell any story and be in every division of television. We don't have any anthologies anymore, do we? Aaron Spelling division missing stories It's been a straight strip, I must tell you, I've enjoyed it all the way. If I'm saying things to make it sound like it's hard, hard work, it's not. It's beautiful work. It's fun work. It's everything you'd ever want to do. Aaron Spelling hard-work fun beautiful Now I've even gotten to running out to the fan buses that pass by our house, so I can talk to the people. I think I'm trying to gather fans, frankly. They're very, very nice people - they really understand. It's fun talking to them. Aaron Spelling nice running fun Right now I'm doing four shows at a time, trying to read four outlines every week, four scripts every week, and watching four rough cuts; it's a lot of good work. It's fun to do it, but it does wear you out. Aaron Spelling cutting fun trying We do 32 episodes a season and will have shot 267 episodes by the end of the ninth season... It's impossible to sell that many episodes in the foreign market. Aaron Spelling episodes ends impossible But it's true, when you see some television, you carry it with you. It's like 90210. Tell me what young shows were being done then... We were thrilled about the ratings around the world. Aaron Spelling done television world But, I don't know, the violence, I can't even talk about. We don't do a lot of violent shows. When I started in television, breaking a pencil was a violent act. Aaron Spelling violent-acts silence television A show that no one thought had a chance has just finished its fifth year: Charmed. I think it's tougher for the younger networks, so I think they have a little more patience for the sake of the show. But who knows? Aaron Spelling patience years thinking You know what shows today are missing? Stars. Aaron Spelling stars missing-you today You can't predict a show, that is the damndest thing, you can't predict if a show is going to work or not until it's on the air. Aaron Spelling going-to-work shows air I think there are two ways to depict a family. One is what it's really like, and one is what the audience would like it to be. Between you and me, I think the second one is what I would prefer. Aaron Spelling two way thinking Nowadays people always say, 'How come he's doing such young shows?' But they never mention 'The Mod Squad'. I was very proud of that show. It's the first time an African-American guy kissed a white girl. Aaron Spelling squad girl white When we did 'Dynasty', it was the clothes. I think the clothes affected every woman around the world. I got so many letters, I think we made the designer a millionaire! Aaron Spelling dynasty clothes thinking One thing my wife says is bad about me is that I still care too much. Aaron Spelling wife care too-much I don't remember a drama on TV that had shown a couple could be married but still love each other very much, spend every day as if they were still on their honeymoon, be sensuous, and have fun together. Aaron Spelling couple fun drama
