You want to mix acting styles correctly. People approach the work in different ways. You want to make sure no one wants to kill each other because the approach is different.

I come from labor country. My mom was a teacher and was very involved in the teachers' union.

If you don't have nerves and a little trepidation about any new project, then I don't think you're really alive.

I'm interested in working with groups of actors to tell complicated stories about what's happening to people, and that's because I came out of the theatre where I worked in ensembles, and I really loved that.

I love working with actors, and it's all been based on my being trained in the theater.

I love writing, and I love the solitude of the writing, in that you're just sitting there creating something from nothing, or a new story for characters you love and care about.

I'm a big believer in the value of labor unions and with what collective effort gets people.

As people, we're generally optimistic, no matter how disabled our lives are, and we find the humor in the darkest situations.

As an adult, you think of yourself as being someone else when you're away from your family, but when you come back to your family, you suddenly find yourself back in the exact same role that you always had in your family as a child and as a teenager.

A show like 'True Detective' is definitely a drama.