In a landscape where a 2.8 [demo rating] keeps you on the air, you can maintain that just by treating your fans with respect.

It's a nightmare of editing. That's what I do all day.

With showrunning, the more successful you get, the more you're pulled away from the writing.

One of the things I'm proud of is my ability to change directions if something's not working.

I never went after character payments. I'm pretty much terrible at naming characters, so I usually name them after people I know.

Part of walking the line as showrunner is trying to please people and still be true to what you believe creatively.

Any time you try to be edgy just for the sake of being edgy, that's the worst way.