When you're the lead of a series, things happen around you, and you react to them.

I was dyslexic, so math and formulas were not necessarily my strong suit.

Eventually, I think I may end up directing. It would have to be the project where I think that I'm the person to direct it, and I don't know that that's happened yet. I certainly haven't written it, and I don't know if I've read that script yet where I was like, "Okay, I think I'm the guy that needs to direct this."

You start thinking the world is a certain way and forgetting that there's another world outside of the campus boundaries that has nothing to do with what is your world at the time.

You are incredibly fortunate whatever success falls on you, which is what happened with me.

It's a free country and I can keep my mouth shut whenever I want

That's the real joy, when somebody else comes up with something that you haven't even thought of, that's better than what you would have thought of, and you get to ride that. The joy of discovering that is what would make me want to show-run again. It's the best team sport, ever.