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I've learned through experience that you can't ever predict what's going to happen with any show. When I signed on to 'Ugly Betty,' I just prayed that I wouldn't get fired after the pilot, and four years later, I was still doing it.

I don't like shows that are predictable. I like it when you're shocked and you have no idea who's about to die.

My main worry is that after a certain point you become so identified with a character and a series that you might not be able to get work when your show goes off the air.

So much of television is incredibly predictable. You watch the first five minutes and you know where it's going to go. If you can just create an element of surprise in both the storytelling and tone of a show, you're going to be way ahead of the pack.

Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future.

You can only predict things after they have happened.

Networks are reluctant to take a chance. They put on shows that they know will work on some level, but to get the innovative show, it's very difficult.

When you're making a reality show, you can't even plan a week ahead now.

You can predict all you want, but everybody knows what predictions get you.

You can never predict what an audience is going to respond to and what they're going to watch.