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.

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.

To this day, nothing makes me happier than finding a TV show I really love.

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

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.

I don't ever want to have a weak episode of television with my name on it.

I was never that kid who grew up in New York and was always at the arthouse watching important films. I was the kid who grew up in the Midwest where there weren't any art films, and I watched TV. And that was really the medium that affected me and that I fell in love with.