When I moved to L.A. in 1989, the very first thing I did was this horrific pilot called To Protect And Surf.

I would go into my three different sisters' rooms in the early-mid '70s and they had very specific different tastes in music. I specifically remember lying on my different sisters' bedroom floors and listening to their record collections. And "Starship Trooper" was one of my sister Nancy's favorite songs and favorite album. Music is so defining for me. In the late '70s and early '80s, I worked in radio. When I was in high school, I worked at two different radio stations.

I'm not so proud to think that anything is unworthy, and I don't think I was that way 10 years ago.

Principally, I'll give anything a chance, only because the greatest challenges are the ones that you never see coming.

I did a series called Ned and Stacey for two years for Fox back in the 90s. I was writer on it as well as a producer, and it was very important to me that there were no contemporary references.

I invested, and I protected myself, so I enjoy that freedom.

When I moved to L.A. in 1989, the very first thing I did was this horrific pilot called To Protect And Surf.