I think it's satisfying for people to feel that that relationship is reciprocal in some way. The truth is, you do have a relationship with your fans, and there is a feedback loop there. And while you have to be careful not to write a show just for the superfans, that kind of feedback is really valuable.

I'm fortunate to have had my own level of success. My joys in life are I've got three little kids, and I got to buy a house that I really like, and everyone should have that.

I have to say, as a showrunner, being niche-y is kind of a great thing.

I really like transgressive characters that have an alternate world view. I've actually written a fair number of kids movies, and I'll insert these kid-friendly articulate sociopaths who are usually yelling at the children for their own benefit.

I'm a rule follower. But there is also a part of me, clearly, that doesn't follow them.

The idea of the writer/producer in television is much younger than people think it is.

One of the things that I have always been interested in is the actual experience of people in their lives as opposed to what we think their experience should be.