First of all, I'm a Midwesterner, being from Kansas, and Chicago is basically a big Midwestern cow town. It was built from the stockyards, and everyone is very friendly, and it's at the edge of the tallgrass prairie. There's just a good feel to it.

If you're a producer, you always spend too much money because you want that shot - and you're willing to spend a bundle to get it.

All vacations can come down to a few little moments - what do your remember when you're alone, totally relaxed and taken out of yourself to appreciate this other world.

There's room for a diversity of ages on television.

I have an affinity for Africa, especially East Africa, and Kansas looks very much like that.

My personal philosophy is I'm running a 100-yard dash, and I haven't reached the end.

I think there's value in experience and observations that link past to present.