There will always be economic pressure to make hits, identify hits, and then exploit hits. And you're going to exploit them with as many episodes as you probably can.

The worst thing you can do is end up with a network show on cable or end up with a cable show on network.

I would say on a creative level I put a lot of pressure on myself.

I think the bar is higher these days in terms of audience expectations of authenticity.

I've spent a lot of time thinking about what the audience would want. That's my job, is to anticipate ahead of the audience.

I still feel driven to try to make great shows and to make each episode great.

You can make a good show, but you still need some magical alchemy to get people to watch.