I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do.

When you work on something that combines both the spectacular and the relatable, the hyperreal and the real, it suddenly can become supernatural. The hypothetical and the theoretical can become literal.

I'm not trying to be coy or manipulative or Machiavellian, I want to spark people's imaginations.

You need to try.

People never know what they want, though everyone says they do. If they did, nobody would ever be surprised.

I really have the good fortune that the actors who work with me on 'The Leftovers' are thoughtful, hard working, open people and generous people.