The people green-lighting films or TV series often want household names, but the smart ones realize that there are lightning rods who can make things happen, and they aren't necessarily the ones who are celebrated.

Film-making is a business and at the bottom line people who don't make fiscally responsible decisions end up going into another line of work.

We need to empower ourselves and believe in ourselves, and not allow the world to take that away from us. No matter how dark we may think our world is, it's been much darker in the past, and we will make it through this.

If you don't know what you're being asked to do, make sure you clarify. I think people in every business are afraid to ask questions.

It's more important to get the right writer and the right take than it is to do something in a particular timeframe.

If I'm going to fail, let me fail with something that I care deeply about.

Generally I try to be on set as much as possible, especially during the early part of a season. I read all of the outlines and scripts and look at the auditions and the cuts for my other shows and give notes on all of that. There's a lot to do, but I enjoy nothing more than being on set because that's where the magic happens.