I think of myself as a realistic writer, not a creator of soap opera or melodrama.

I am a person. I am not a soap opera.

I only use my sick days for hang-overs and soap opera weddings.

If you have to be in a soap opera try not to get the worst role.

I think what we've been able to do with 'Longmire' is balance this procedural with a bit of a soap opera, and it's a character study of this character, Walt Longmire, and the people around him.

Shameless self-publicity works, of course: living your life as a soap opera.