In any piece of art, the artist pours themselves into it. It becomes a reflection of who they are and what they believe. That's what it has to be. Otherwise it's just a product.

Rather than a taste for the macabre, I like the full range of human emotion in a story, which means darkness and light. It means warmth, but it also potentially means scares.

A fundamental and unfortunate part of being alive is to suffer loss and to suffer grief.

No TV show has meant more to me than 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer.'

When 'Buffy' was on the air, I recorded every single episode on my TiVo. I'm pretty sure my DVR thought I was a fourteen year-old girl. Whatever. The show was incredible. It refused to be pigeonholed.

One of the great many things I love about being a father is sharing my beloved childhood experiences with my kids.