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

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

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.

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.

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.