I moved to Seattle when I was two or three years old. Had my early education there, and would spend summers on the farm in Maryland. Then I went to boarding school in New Hampshire, to St. Paul's School. From there, I moved to London.

I was dishwasher, then promoted to chef in a local kitchen in a restaurant in Seattle, and I was working on a building site as well, putting in insulation and painting houses, and then doing some classes at a community college nearby.

Honestly, one-hour drama is the hardest format there is. I think it's harder than movies, and it's harder than half-hour comedy.

The inherent corruption of man can often bring down the best system.

Life is not just one dark moment after another.

I think with the smaller-scale projects, the burden for success falls more squarely on the shoulders of the actors and the director and the script.

You learn a lot about a person when you work together.