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

I am done with the hour-long [true crime] shows: "She was a happy married wife. Everything was perfect. Until the trip to Aruba."

The writing is what's most important to me.

I'm done with the shows about "women got murdered by husband." My wife watches them constantly, but it makes me want to kill myself. They serve no purpose. They're not news shows. They just exploit all of these murder victims.

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

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

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.