Television is immediate. It's like jazz. You have to be read... - Lorne Michaels

"Television is immediate. It's like jazz. You have to be ready to improvise when things fall apart."

Lorne Michaels Creativity

Comedy Producer Canadian Born 1944 (age 82)

More from Lorne Michaels

"The show doesn't go on because it's ready; it goes on because it's eleven thirty."

"Live television is the hardest thing you can do in show business."

"Comedy is about truth, and Saturday Night Live has always been about telling the truth."

"You have to be willing to fail in order to succeed."

"When life gives you lemons, make something beautiful."

"Creativity knows no bounds."

"Creativity is the expression of the soul."

"I'm making this up as I go."