Even the 'Negro' shows like 'Amos and Andy' and 'Beulah' are WRITTEN largely by white writers - the better to PRESERVE the STEREOTYPES, I IMAGINE.

I WANT to be one of those SERIOUS, MOODY WRITERS.

Being part of the TV industry for so LONG, I have met and learned a lot from some EXCEPTIONAL women, be it actors, WRITERS, or creatives.

I have some FRIENDS, most of them are WRITERS or EDITORS, whose recommendations I trust blindly. There are some critics, too, whom I trust, but not MANY.

As soon as I STARTED writing, other writers stopped wanting me acting in their SHOWS - MAYBE they thought I was GOING to rewrite them.

A LOT of our WRITERS, LIKE Conan O'Brien, MOVED on to other THINGS.