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

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.

People joke about me that I talk in voiceovers. I have that sort of inflection. But I do talk in voiceovers. I have done it my whole life.

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.

Everybody should have a television show. Let's all get television shows!

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

You don't want to be slavishly doing the same thing over and over again that everybody else has done, but at the same time, you're conscious of, "This is important. I owe something to my ten year old self right now. I need to respect that." I need for that kid who is obsessively reading comic books, I need there to be something rewarding for him where he's like, I didn't waste my time. I know what this is.