Mystery is more important than knowledge.

I don't want to do something that is so inside that only die-hard fans will appreciate.

It's what happens. You love, then you lose, then you die. Even if you survive, you die.

I think that the reason you keep hearing that it's the golden age of TV is because original storytelling is happening all the time in that medium, and people are hungry for it. And I'm as guilty as anyone for being part of an industry that is capitalizing on existing stories, sequels, these things that we are seeing again and again and again.

I believe in anything that will engage the audience and make the story more effective.

As a kid, 'Star Wars' was much more my thing than 'Star Trek' was.

I love working with the right actor, and if the right actor happens to be unknown, that should be allowed, too, I think.