The threat to free television. The reason television is free is because it is a life support system for commercials. That fundamental aspect is about to change.

Advertising is the art of the tiny. You have to tell a complete a story and deliver a complete message in a very encapsulated form. It disciplines you to cut away extraneous information.

It's show business. No show, no business.

People recognize certain things, like 'D' means 'this dialogue stinks.' We're dealing with shows that are written here, shot in New York and posted back here. Accurate communication is a necessity.

I was raised not to be rude, but I also try to get the best work out of people.

There was an interesting article in Los Angeles Magazine about women directors. A woman director makes one bad independent film and her career is over. Guys tend to get an opportunity to learn from their mistakes.

The agendas on the management side of the table now are not in sync like they used to be because you have vastly different entities supplying programming to networks.