Conflict, when used as a device, makes for good television and bad journalism.

Any time you get two people in a room who disagree about anything, the time of day, there is a scene to be written. That's what I look for.

I want to convey that I'm crazy about the Kardashians - but I'm not sure which is which.

If you close your eyes you can imagine the hackers sitting in a room, combing through the documents to find the ones that will draw the most blood. And in a room next door are American journalists doing the same thing. As demented and criminal as it is, at least the hackers are doing it for a cause. The press is doing it for a nickel.

If I get an idea for a series that I really like, I'm sure I won't be able to resist coming back and doing it.

Just to clarify the division of labor on the show, I write the show and Alan [Poul] does everything else.

Decisions are made by those who show up. Don't ever forget that you're a citizen of this world.