Quotes

[addressing the widely held belief that the 1954 murder case involving Dr. Samuel Sheppard was the basis for his TV series The Fugitive (1963) ] I don't care whether people say "The Fugitive" was based on the Sheppard case. The only reason I deny it is that it happens to be the truth.

[about his working relationship with Baretta (1975) star Robert Blake] It's a love-hate relationship, I love him and he hates me.

[his guiding principle for Maverick (1957) series writers] In the traditional western, the situation was always serious but never hopeless. In a "Maverick" story, the situation is always hopeless but never serious.