As far as casting, I'm there for every single person that's cast. Even if it's one word, I'm there for their auditions.

On the set, I visit the set for a lot of the rehearsals, and there's always a writer on set. And then I'm involved in post-production, very intensely involved in editing, and the sound mix and color timing. Really, I have about nine jobs.

Identity is part of drama to me. Who am I, why am I behaving this way, and am I aware of it?

That's the miracle of telling a story in film: You can express something inside someone's mind.

I am trying to be as impartial as possible. As you can tell from the trailers for Mad Men, I am a person who believes that you should know nothing.

The show is not a history lesson or intellectual exploration. It is entertainment based on tension, irony and storytelling that is closely related to today’s life.

You don't drink and smoke that much, and womanize that much, unless you really want to be punished, I think.