I think 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy has a very satisfying ending, and there's not really that deep of a mythological construct.

You can watch an episode of Friends or an episode of Law & Order and just drop in, but you're not going to in the middle of Season 4, Episode 5 of Lost. It's like picking up a Harry Potter book and flipping to a chapter. You have to read it from beginning to end.

We all look at ourselves in the mirror and think, 'Am I good?'

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

I'm not sitting around thinking of ideas for TV shows.

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

I place a higher value on work ethic than talent, because, in certain areas, you just need to cast, you need to cast actors with talent, you need to hire directors with talent, but I've worked with very talented people who have a poor work ethic, and the outcome is less desirable than people who are less talented and have an incredible work ethic.