Matthew Wiener on 'Mad Men' writes the entire series before they start shooting, and if you have that, then what you can do with character and story is not at all unlike what you can do in a novel.

I look at Google and think they have a strong academic culture. Elegant solutions to complex problems.

I'm a practical person. I'm not too bad a carpenter. I can renovate houses.

Any program is only as good as it is useful.

Everyone wants to know and hopes I retire so they can get the jobs. But my contracts with Fendi and Chanel are lifelong.