Aaron Spelling Biography

About his career:

“I found that stories came naturally to me and when I went back to school, I used them as a means of defence. I never had problems thinking of plots. I could pull them out of thin air.”

“I’m basically a writer. I never wanted to be a producer. Dick Powell made me a producer, because I was writing his host spots on Zane Grey Theatre.”

On himself:

“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.”

“Big? I’m still trying to find the bathroom!” [Referring to his Holmby Hill mansion]

“I love my wife, she deserves anything and everything.”

“One thing my wife says is bad about me is that I still care too much.”

Other quotes:

“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!”

“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.”

“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.”