Over the years, TV has gotten so much better, especially with the advent of cable. The bar has been raised. I think HBO really set the standard with The Sopranos, and then on mainstream TV, shows like Lost broke amazing ground.

When you recognize good writing and you're lucky enough to get it, like with Lost, that's what I follow.

Over the years, TV has gotten so much better, especially with the advent of cable. The bar has been raised. I think HBO really set the standard with The Sopranos, and then on mainstream TV, shows like Lost broke amazing ground.

I love not knowing. It keeps me guessing.

If it's strictly comedy, I like to bring some darkness to it. If it's strictly drama, I always like to lighten it up as well. I like to find some kind of dimension and make my characters human, so that it doesn't feel like a sketch and feels more like a slice of life.

Its tricky to do a serialized show and not lose viewers along the way because you really have to watch every episode.

I always like to try to bring whatever I can to what is on the page, so I like to find as much dimension as I can, in each role.