Drama or comedy programming is still the surest way for advertisers to reach a mass audience. Once that changes, all bets are off.

I hardly see myself as a futurist.

[My] dream writers room: "'Naked City.' Because it still holds up as the absolutely quintessential New York pure cop procedural."

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.

I don't think you can really make television based on what you think audiences want. You can only make stories that you like, because you have to watch it so many times.

I think most people don't react well to being screamed at. It's counterproductive.

The story drove the book. That had a very seminal effect on the way I saw writing and storytelling. If you can set a character in a story that is compelling and has a backbone, you draw people in.