I go into a movie sort of saying what it's not going to be.

Nothing I've done is like anything else I've done before.

When you can come across a piece of material that's totally original and fun and completely satisfying, you jump on it.

I'm very interested in politics, and I feel TV is a more political medium than film.

It turns out that it's easier to do politics in a movie. People really don't want it in their TV.

The thing about TV is it's a meritocracy. I love that aspect of it - and I've had shows that have gone on the air and been canceled. I've seen the good and the bad of it.

The movie I end up with is the movie I aspired to make.