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.

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'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'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.

Obviously there are different standards and practices that are allowed on cable versus network. You just have to embrace what your network is going to allow.

The payment for sins can be delayed. But they cant be avoided.

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.