Something I've really been wanting to do, ever since 'Six Feet Under' ended, was create my own version of this idealized writer's room as well as the ideal family.

I ended up wanting to be a cook and hold my own in a restaurant.

My own saying is: 'Create the hype, but don't ever believe it.'

It was my wish since I was a child to become something, to be able to stand on my own two feet, to do something for myself.

I have made my own decisions ever since my father died.

I always wanted to find my voice and claim my tone, but I was doing it through the steps of being a TV writer. I had the executive producer title. I was running the room.