The media plays an essential role in our culture. It is the Fourth Estate; it's an undeniably essential instrument in the great American experiment - in keeping our democracy functional. People have very strong opinions about what that means and how information should be disseminated to a population that requires information.

I am very interested in asking questions, and I am very interested in being involved in shows that ask people to think and feel.

For me, storytelling is all about how we learn about each other. I'm so curious about people, what makes them tick, why they are who they are, and how we all relate to each other, despite the fact that we may not think that we do.

Journalism and the questions of journalistic ethics, and why certain stories are put on the air, when, how and for what reasons, are big questions in our culture and society.

I'm so super interested in what it is to stir things up and to listen to people.

Criticism is something that you have to take, regardless of what you do.

Having the audience know more than the characters is precisely where you want to be in terms of drama. You can engage them much more when that is the case.