Dick Wolf

Richard A. ("Dick") Wolf, born December 20, 1946, New York City), is one of television’s most respected drama series creators and is an Emmy-award-winning producer.

Quotes

"I've never understood the obsession with younger writers and dramas." Comedies I understand, but how do you write drama at 23, you haven't experienced anything. You know about 23 year olds. It's kind of hard to write about 60 year old EADA's. Only a couple of us are 60 years old so far, but there are not many 23 year olds who can write about life-changing situations unless it's medical. That sounds weird, but there's not the mileage on the odometer to get under the surface. There are exceptions that prove the rule --Dickens wasn't bad at 23."

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Wolf's favorite of more than 345 episodes until now is the one where the daughter of Detective Lennie Briscoe, Jerry Orbach, gets killed by a drug dealer. "It was exactly what the show wasn't, but Jerry has pled for years, 'Please let someone die in my arms so I can get nominated.'"

Related Topics:
Lennie Briscoe - Jerry Orbach

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