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TV directing is fine because you can come in and do a TV show in a relatively short period of time, and that can pay the bills.

Directing television is really hard - it's so fast. You shoot an hour show in seven days.

There's a way in which filmmaking is a director's medium and television is a writer's medium, so even as TV gets more cinematic, it's still guided by the writer.

With directing, you always have three or four things constantly on the go. It's a tough industry and a tough time, particularly if you're doing things a little outside the box or independent features.

Well, I'm directing a lot of television these days.

I have stories that I'd like to maybe one day consider directing, but you need a lot of time to write and put it together.

There's exceptional work being done on television. Some of our great writers are writing for television. When you have things to choose from, you typically go after the writing - unless you're going after the money. There are fewer opportunities in film to make money with good writing, unless you're an action hero.

The directors you want to work with are in the television world.

Writing for television is completely different from movie scriptwriting. A movie is all about the director's vision, but television is a writer's medium.

I always want to be telling stories in whatever fashion I can, and directing is really just understanding and learning a different element of that storytelling process.