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The role of Premier is not one that should be taken lightly, nor is it a personal trophy.

My first job as premier will be to go back to basics.

Creating a role is an interesting thing - each show or each situation is different.

I don't go to premieres, unless I'm contractually bound to.

People who are constantly looking for the opportunity to do something new are also people who are not going to be helped by having job titles - job titles create expectations of specialization and focus which don't map really well to creating the best possible experience for your customers.

It's a wonderful way to have a role on a series - you're not tied down totally and completely to a schedule.

And then when they picked me as premiere, I don't think I feel, you know, different. For me, the position mean responsibility, but that's all.

With big productions, you can sometimes get lost with the terminology and all the different departments.

With episodic, kind of one-hour directing, they always have guest directors come in, so they don't have the same person week after week. You get a break.

Authority doesn't work without prestige, or prestige without distance.