I try to just communicate what I want done as clearly and simply as possible.

And the consumer doesn't care. They don't watch networks, they watch TV shows.

The environment doesn't change that radically. You are still going to go home at night and NBC is going to be there, ABC and CBS will still be there.

There are other options out there, after all, like read a book, go on the Internet, rent a movie.

I get bored with establishing shots of people getting out of cars and walking into buildings, getting into elevators and then 45 seconds later they have a line.

I hardly see myself as a futurist.

I've known John Landgraf for 20 years. He said it perfectly. People will ask if I've seen X. My response has often been, 'Seen it? I've never heard of it.'