With your long experience in the industry, would you recommend potential writers to pursue it as a career in the current day?
I always say if you can do anything else and don't absolutely LOVE writing, pursue another career. TV and movie writing is extremely hard. The work is sporadic, you're almost always chasing the next gig, and when you are working, you basically have homework every day, and the hours can be insane.
That said, I'm glad I did it, and I love my job. It's just hard to break in, hard to stay in, and hard work when you can get it.