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My character has always been important to me. That was the one thing that I knew, no matter what, I had to hold that strong.

It was important for me early on to find the voice of each character and figure out what was unique about them and their individual worldview that I could use for comedy or conflict.

Everyone says villains are thankless parts, but those are really the best roles.

My favorite roles usually have to do with the story, if it's a good story I usually enjoy doing the character.

To me the most important thing is a good story, though I know how cliche that sounds.

I've always had an incredible interest in the villains, which are a lot more fun to play.

Things were easier for the old novelists who saw people all of a piece. Speaking generally, their heroes were good through and through, their villains wholly bad.

The villain of any story is often the most compelling character.

To me, the director is the most important, rather than the story.

I believe the most intricate plot won't matter much to readers if they don't care about the characters, especially in a series. So I try to focus hard on making each character, whether villain or hero, have an interesting flaw that readers can relate to.