To have a show have lawyers fighting civil rights cases week in and week out, I think it's exactly what we need.

I think there's a lot of shame in American race relations. There's a lot of suppressed guilt that lashes itself out still. I see that all the time, and whereas opposed to sort of trying to address the issue in an up-front way, they're attacking and thus perpetuating the problem thinking that they're being sophisticated and post-racial, when, in fact, they're being completely regressive.

I studied voice for about two years with an amazing coach, and I never rose above the level of mediocre.

I think there are a lot more writers who are actors than you know; they just don't have roles on famous TV shows that you recognize.

Usually if a scene's really hard to write, I just don't write it. Nothing's coming to mind.

I wouldn't say I'm a political junkie. I follow it. I read a few articles every day.

Little Christian Bale. It was one of my favorite movies as a kid, and I re-watched it not too long ago, and my jaw just hit the floor. The whole time I was like, "Who wrote this? This is unbelievable." And then the credits came up at the end and it was Tom Stoppard, my favorite playwright. It's just an amazing piece of writing.