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

I still recognized for television. Buffy is 70 percent, Gilmore Girls is 30 percent, and then Mad Men. If it's a mother/daughter, it's definitely Gilmore Girls. They usually say, "We always watch it together, and we feel like we're the Gilmore girls." I've heard that like, 5,000 times.

I really want my career to be as an actor-writer-director-producer, you know? I don't know what will be stronger than the other.

I don't see myself directing things I don't write because, to me, directing was just an extension of the writing process.

I took a lot of writing courses.

I read an interview with Aaron Sorkin and he said he plays every part when he's writing. I thought, "Oh, I do that too! I'm doing okay."

I've found that sitting around and obsessing about projects moving forward, when there's actually nothing I can do about it, at a certain point, is really counter-productive.