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TV is a different animal these days. You can bring together really smart writing and directing, in-depth character development and really meaty political and emotional stories.

It makes it harder to write if I watch a lot of television, because television is not like a written story.

Series television is either a nightmare or the best thing in the whole world. It really depends on, I think, where you are in your life.

TV is the place that writers want to be.

I think there's a lot of interesting stuff on TV. I feel much more optimistic about TV than I do about movies. There will always be good movies but I think, for the most part, it's always going to be a huge fight to get those movies made. TV is the best place to be as a writer, I think.

A lot of the television industry is so cookie-cutter. In general, there are so many shows that are easy and bland to watch. You can tune in at any time and know exactly where you are in the story arc because it's pretty much the same every week.

I think you have to love the characters that you write. I don't know how you could possibly write a TV show where you didn't love the characters.

It's a strange thing to have a successful television show because if it's too interesting... people don't really pay attention when they watch TV. It has to be good, but not so interesting that you really have to pay attention because people multitask. So, if a show demands your entire attention, it has a tough time making it.

If one day a TV series comes into my head, and that is what I want to write, I'll write it. It just depends what story is in my brain at the time.