My mom raised us three boys by herself on welfare. It's not worse than anybody else's life.

There's not much out there that people are fighting for that leaves them with nothing but honor.

My role as a producer is very specific. It's maintaining the creative truthfulness, day in and day out.

I think that's why I keep being drawn back to television, because I think it's one of the most creative outlets.

When you're dealing with espionage and covert affairs, sometimes the secret is more exciting than the knowledge.

If you think about TV series, we make 16 one-hour movies a season. You don't get any opportunity like that in movies. I mean, I can't say I'll be able to do 16 movies in the next year, and so that's how I see it.

I've always wanted to do theater in Chicago. Chicago is a big theater town-and, in some ways, I think this city is savvier and smarter than New York. Sometimes, I think it's a little too chic to go to theater in New York these days.