Best 11 quotes of Billy Lawrence on MyQuotes

Any time you try to be edgy just for the sake of being edgy, that's the worst way.

I am done with the hour-long [true crime] shows: "She was a happy married wife. Everything was perfect. Until the trip to Aruba.

In a landscape where a 2.8 [demo rating] keeps you on the air, you can maintain that just by treating your fans with respect.

I never went after character payments. I'm pretty much terrible at naming characters, so I usually name them after people I know.

It's a nightmare of editing. That's what I do all day.

I used to search and search for that actor or actress who's exactly what's in my head. But you have to realize you have to cast whoever's super talented and super funny, and then the character has to become at least partially theirs.

One of the things I'm proud of is my ability to change directions if something's not working.

Part of walking the line as showrunner is trying to please people and still be true to what you believe creatively.

The only way to keep a show alive is to stay loyal to your fans and not betray them creatively or ignore them when it comes to extra content. I'm on Twitter because I'm trying to answer their questions.

When you're on a staff, it's not your job to write what you think is funny. It's your job to write what the person who created the show thinks is funny.

You have to lean into the turn. On every creative aspect, you have to lean into what's working.