The last thing in the world that I would want to know, in my own life, is when I'm going to pass away.

Having certain limits - not too many, but certain limits on an ability to tell a story - makes us work harder, me and my writers. Sometimes I watch a giant movie with a $250 million budget and I think they feel kind of bloated, and that if they'd been leaner and meaner they might've had better storytelling.

Whatever it takes to get you where you need to be, there's nothing wrong with the method acting or having to growl and bang your head in a corner and get into the moment and work yourself into a lather - if that's what it takes, so be it.

I love cable, but not because you can show boobies and say the F-word. I love it because you have more time to think. That's the blessing of it.

What's so great about making television is that it's a collaborative beast. It's created by a great many hands belonging to a great many people.

If you’re too rigid in your thinking you may miss some wonderful opportunities for storytelling.

I've imparted that philosophy to the writers, but some of them look stuff up while some don't. Same with the editors, directors and actors. To each their own.