I don't think there is anything more bitter in American politics than a close election.

Everything I've written up to now, hasn't had anything to do with my life really.

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

I had written four scripts before I wrote Recount. Each one progressed my career a little bit, but I didn't make a dime off any of them. Recount was the first thing I sold, and I actually sold it as a pitch to HBO. They bought it as a pitch, which was a miracle. I thought, "Wow, this could be the last time I'll be paid to write a script again, which would be too bad because that was an amazing experience I just had."

In movies that tackle these political issues, there are far more interesting themes to be explored than partisan politics, which is what we get on cable news every second of every day.

My strangest auditioning experience was when I was reading for a TV show, and right when I started the audition, the casting director left the room and yelled at me from the hallway to keep reading.

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