I started with the firm conviction that when I came to the end, I wanted to be regretting the things that I had done, not the things I hadn't.
Students today are a pretty solemn lot. One of the really notable achievements of the twentieth century has been to make the young old before their time.
The second episode of any new show can be tough. You have about a week to top the well-crafted and polished pilot episode that was written over six months.

