Storytelling comes naturally to humans, but since we live in an unnatural world, we sometimes need a little help doing what we'd naturally do.

I expect the audience to assume TV is stupid. I accept that it's my job to overcome it.

Everyone knows that there are more people watching any given show than is being registered by the Nielsen system.

I am absolutely and inherently self-destructive in that I am always making sure I'm doing what I want to do.

None of us are bad people. We float around and we run across each other and we learn about ourselves, and we make mistakes and we do great things. We hurt others, we hurt ourselves, we make others happy and we please ourselves. We can and should forgive ourselves and each other for that.

Audiences, as they get smaller, can intensify their relationship with the product, and so can the creative relationship with the people that you are serving. The good news is that, the more shows there are, the less the conglomerates have to gain by breaking the will of each individual creative.

I walk with God, and He protects me. That may very well be true. I don't mean to make that sound like a joke, in case He is in charge.