There's nothing more powerful to a showrunner than a truly invested writer.

The older I get, the more nervous and anxiety-ridden I get. I don't know how to fix that.

There are two ways of knowing if something ends badly: If you're honest with yourself, you just kind of know it. And then there's other people's reaction to it.

If you look closely at 'Breaking Bad' and any given episode of 'The X Files,' you will realise the structure is exactly the same.

People want what they want, for as long as they want it, then tastes change and something else works.

You don't make a movie by yourself; you certainly don't make a TV show by yourself. You invest people in their work. You make people feel comfortable in their jobs; you keep people talking.