The fire was silent, the little houses collapsing into the flames without complaint, flocks of sparks rising to the sky. At a distance it seemed beautiful, and I thought it was strange that powerful violence is often so pleasing to the eye.

Perhaps a hero is someone who doesn’t register his own vulnerability. Is it courage, then, if you’re too daft to know you’re mortal?

I think, in a weird way, the reason I was drawn to screenwriting and the reason I really love doing it is because I love writing dialogue.

You're a writer. Make it up.

Everyone knew this was the episode that was going to make or break the season.

Once you realise that heroes die, everything becomes that much more terrifying.

I was a huge fantasy geek growing up. I was the dungeon master in my D&D game.