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 don't want my writing to be so unique that when you apply it to different genres, it seems like the previous show that people know you from.

I'm perfectly happy to color within the network lines when I have to.

I always think it's better to take your time and go through a lot of ideas - and dismiss a lot of ideas - before figuring out where to land. It's a good way to care for your audience, too. If you spend hours and hours and days and weeks coming up with the ending, then there's a chance the fans won't figure it out on their own.

In order to appeal to a wider audience on network in order to survive, generally your characters need to be, at a base level, a little bit more likable.

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

Everyone in Hollywood who is successful becomes less successful at some point. I'm just trying to delay that fall for as long as I can.