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.

I've worked in network and cable on and off for a number of years, and you just understand what your parameters are. A lot of times, I think the best work that my team has come up with comes from having to deal with certain boundaries.

I've always read a lot of historical books and I'm a big fan of documentaries, and I've always thought of ways to do it.

TV is just such a fast-moving medium that you do what you can do, and what you can't do, you don't worry about too much.

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

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

When you start a TV show, you're not necessarily thinking, "Are we setting up what we need for season seven?" You're just trying to stay on the air, and you try to learn your job as you go, and do what you can.