My parents weren't at all in entertainment, but when I look back, something along the line prepared me and opened me up to entertainment.
I'm very lucky that my husband is a true partner in child-rearing. If I get home late, he gets home early or vice-versa. I travel more, and he's able to spell me when I'm gone.
My parents did great and provided well, and gave all their kids personal, moral, ethical values, not a belief that we were entitled to something.
The biggest mistake to me is complacency.
For me, turning 65 doesn't include walking away from my profession because of age; I love my job and the company I work for.
I have tremendous admiration for companies with the kind of pioneering spirit and innovation eBay has demonstrated from day one.
To put it bluntly, I feel relevant and valuable, and I am struggling to understand why, when women reach age 65, they encounter an invisible barrier of perception that says it's time to walk away. Shouldn't we have a choice in the matter? Shouldn't our experience and energy be worth more?
Prejudice and discrimination based on our differences is an unfortunate fact of life.
We are not born knowing how to hate; we are taught how to hate.
Exterior shots showing blue skies add a levity and brightness to each show.
Channel brand is so key.
I've never wanted to be a woman playing a guy; I love being a woman.
When NBC bought USA and SCI FI in 2004, Jeff Zucker put me in charge of USA Networks. We did a lot of research to find out what was working and what wasn't, and we actually had to hear a lot of things we didn't like. USA was predictable; it was boring.
My career is really, really important, and I love it, but the life highs - like seeing my son graduate - need to me to be more important than the career highs, which are fleeting.
Many of the top-grossing movies of all time are science fiction.
Getting to a 1 rating in households is a sign that we're building momentum. It gives us bragging rights.
I've been trained and lived my entire life on the smallscreen.
My dream isn't running a studio or doing anything managerial in any way, shape, or form.
My dream would be producing, maybe directing - definitely not writing - one feature film.
The TV mini-series is kind of a lost genre because the networks have given up on it.
