Lost is a mystery show, so I think that would be stripping the franchise of sort of its essential nature.

The fun thing about doing origin stories is you are introducing the audience to characters.

I've always been fascinated by Disneyland and Disney World, and my favorite part of the park was always Tomorrowland.

I think that we, as writers, get excited by risk. When we are feeling comfortable and familiar, I wouldn't say that we get bored, but the energy in the room gets flat. When we're most excited and when the show is the most fun, it's when we're duking things out.

I'm not glass-half-full, glass-half-empty; I'm like, "There's a glass?"

Hire people you get along with, and then let them do what they do best.

Just put your best foot forward and hope for the best. You also have to acknowledge that you're going to make mistakes.