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The thing that's very close in the process is writing and acting, not directing. Directing's very different.

The process of writing is like creating a game of dominoes: The first domino creates the second incident, and so forth until the end.

Most TV shows are writing the next episode while you're directing the one you're doing, and they're trying to figure out what they're going to do, and they're putting it all together.

Writing is essentially an internal process.

When you are writing and directing and producing, there is a lot of stuff to do. I like to finish one; then while I am editing, I will think of the next one.

Writing and directing might be a red herring, and really I'm just re-examining what it is to act, to do it well and do it properly.

It's a very organic process, and it has a specific order to it. I love to write, and once you've written, then you arrange. After the arrangement, you record it, and then you tour it.

It's much like writing a screenplay with someone else and that's how we view it, I think.

Directing is a more pragmatic experience, where you have to deal with the restrictions of time and money that force you to make certain decisions you don't have to make when you're writing.

For me, the writing process is the same as the reading process. I want to know what happens next.