There was a time before I felt I was a real writer, when I was a yarn spinner and I just wanted to tell story until it was over. But then there came a time where I was like, 'No, I want to understand something through writing this that I might have not understood before. I want people to come away with something to think about.'

Writing is the greatest thing that can happen to a human being. It's the best.

The thing about a hero, is even when it doesn't look like there's a light at the end of the tunnel, he's going to keep digging, he's going to keep trying to do right and make up for what's gone before, just because that's who he is.

I wanted to drag Shakespeare from obscurity. I've been a fan my whole life.

You can either watch TV or you can make TV.

I'd rather make a show 100 people need to see, than a show that 1000 people want to see.

The world is scary, and things are overwhelming, and there's a lot at stake.