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

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

The fundamental law of nature is to not know too much about yourself.

I make no distinction between writing and storytelling; I've always wanted to tell stories.

I think one of the problems in determining the ending for a television series is that you don't know how long the show is gonna last. Particularly because we were in the unique position of adapting Tom's Perrotta novel The Leftovers, it always felt like the first season was gonna end with the end of Tom's novel, and then we would figure things out from there and look back.

I'm a huge Star Trek fan. I've seen all the shows, I've seen all the movies, but ultimately I just want a 2-hour movie that takes me to another time and place - something that entertains me.

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