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.

When I was a kid, it was a huge insult to be a geek. Now it's a point of pride in a weird way.

I think admitting youre an addict is the first step towards recovery.

There are always a bunch of ideas floating around and I do the best that I can to try to not do them. The ideas don't go away and, over time, are finally like, "Okay, it's been around so long, I have to get this thing out," and it somehow ends up coming to some version of fruition.

When there's an authentic mystery, as opposed to just a question being asked, that's what makes you lean forward.

When I was a kid, among the other embarrassing things I would do, and there's a list of stupid things, but I would make these dumb comedy tapes. I would often make prank phone calls, but I would also do it with friends.

I have nothing against 3-D in theory. But I've also never run to the movies because something's in 3-D.