I love films where I'm looking around the world a little different now that I've seen that. I want something that nourishes my view of the world.

As a journalist you have to think quickly, you're exposed to all types of people and situations and you've got to synthesize your thoughts in a very clear and concise way and write them down quickly. Those were all things that have proven really useful in my life as a television writer.

I don't like television and movies where it's like, "Well, that was entertaining, but when I think back on it, that didn't really make sense and it's empty." That's like junk food, to me.

You can't outsmart or outguess the audience in terms of what the narrative answer is.

I have always read all my reviews, the bad along with the good (although you remember the bad much more than the good!). I am just too curious to see how it's playing with the audience, and I have a thick-enough skin to handle the less charitable assessments.

The challenge is creating a character that's rich and interesting to warrant following for a number of years.

Usually monsters are some aspect of human behavior or humanity at large.