One person's magical thinking is another person's cynicism.

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

But I do think that, when you slow the conveyor belt down, the quality control tends to go up. You have a lot more time between seasons to talk about what worked and what didn't work, and plan for the future. And the pacing of the storytelling, particularly for on-going serialized dramas, means that you don't need to do non-essential episodes, just because you have to fill this pre-existing schedule.

People talk about overnight successes, and ultimately, there's a certain amount of, you want to call it luck or fortune or good fortune, or whatever, but when your moment arrives, you have to have been at a point where you paid your dues, or done your 10,000 hours or have the requisite talent or whatever.

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

If you're constantly hamstrung by worry that people aren't going to like it, you can't do your job.

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