It took seven years from the time I wrote Mad Men until it finally got on the screen. I lived every day with that script as if it were going to happen tomorrow. That’s the faith you have to have.

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.

I'm very supportive of creative people being paid for the work that they do.

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

If you've ever had somebody try to sell you something - people who can sell, they really are not manipulating you. They are selling themselves.

Hate is more interesting than love.

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.