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I always find that really interesting, you know, when I get to see characters that I love in TV and film and theater around their family.

Every character I've played is like family to me.

I don't understand that, because I think that what people like most about the show is that they recognize themselves in the characters and their problems, so the more believable the family is, the more we can draw the audience in.

Family tends to be one of the recurring themes in my fiction.

With family dramas, it's hard to keep those stories alive.

There is a common theme, though, in the stories I have told, which are usually associations of characters or families that are formed outside of a family circle.

I think people love shows that are relationship-oriented. I think they love family shows.

I like stories that affect families.

The big dramas that fascinate me are the quiet ones that happen behind closed doors in so-called ordinary families.