While we do have 50 years of terrific Avengers stories, many of which our writing staff has written, along the way, this has to live in its own world.

How Cable survived Second Coming and what his responsibility is to his daughter, Hope, may have something to do with the Avengers.

Every generation has their favorite Spider-Man television show.

We think that helps bring it up to a place where our storyboard writers then get the opportunity to be able to take that energy and really bring it to the show. I credit that entirely to our cast.

One of the things that makes this show unique, in terms of an experience, is that when you do a show that has a large cast, scheduling is a very difficult thing.

But, at the end of the day, we want to have a show where we can focus on these individuals and their relationships with each other. That's really what the show is about.

We want to be able to let the audience get to know these folks. One of the things about The Avengers, over the last 50 years, is the fun of changing up the gang and bringing in new characters.

We knew that, in doing something that's based around the world of the movie and how popular that is, we really wanted to do the biggest show that we've ever done, in terms of the look of the show.

The town isn't big enough for two homicidal maniacs.

Change rarely happens in doses large enough to choke you. Everyday you swallow a little more and expect a little less.

I never smoke to excess - that is, I smoke in moderation, only one cigar at a time.

The last time I was in a gym, Dukakis was running for president.

Whoa... don't go all Kramer on me!

Just because you are getting younger doesn't mean you are getting better

It's really hard to find just a simple character-driven drama, outside of a genre, that was available to direct, except for on TV.

You could cry, get worried or angry like any other normal human being, as long as you remembered that, up above, your spirit was laughing out loud at all those thorny situations.

If the Constitution says that marriage is between a man and woman, then things that are inconsistent with that would be inconsistent with the Constitution.

No life can be pure in its purpose, and strong in its strife, and all life not be purer and stronger thereby.

Ultimately, I want to have a good career and do interesting work