I just like the comic book sensibility. If I can turn them into films and TV series, that's just icing on the cake.

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.

I think that comic followers are always waiting for key iconic moments.

The truth is there's so many great TV shows out there now that none of us take absence of awards personally. The most important feedback is the feedback we get from the fans.

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

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.

I think in television you have an ever-closer bond to the audience because they're inviting you into your living rooms and their bedrooms 16 hours a year. And they have that relationship with the characters and with the creators. And now, because of social media that's even a more significant connection.