It sounds corny, but I think people need stories to process the world. That's our business. That's the job we're in. We tell stories.

If people walk out of the movie and they think about it, then that's quite something.

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

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

I think a pilot is a pilot, no matter who's judging it, but I will say I am thinking a lot about how to tell stories for the series in a streaming environment where you can anticipate a huge portion of the audience will consume an entire season in the course of a day, two days or a week.

When I sit down, I find that it's much easier for me to want to consume a movie than to dip back into 20 or 40 or 60 hours of a television series. I think a great movie is really amazing. But, television does give you a larger canvas.

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.