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.

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.

When you realize there are geniuses out there and you'd be a journeyman... that's not good enough. I'd rather be the person helping those who are one in a billion get their vision out.

What's so wonderful about 'The Walking Dead' is that we're able to explore human nature in its most depraved as well as its most humanitarian in each episode.

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