My background is in math and science, and I thrive on complexity, and I think lots of people do. People love puzzles; it's human nature to want to so…

- Michael Loceff

What you have to get used to as a writer is realizing that most of what you come up with is wrong for the show.

- Michael Loceff

I think ultimately what makes the show is not the reality but the drama.

- Michael Loceff

The rule, I think, is: Do your homework, learn what there is to learn about the real world, and then when you get in the room, forget it all.

- Michael Loceff

To be fair to ourselves, in almost every original script, the timing is actually worked out down to the minute.

- Michael Loceff

I personally have more faith than the average writer in people's willingness to be complicated, and so I'm thrilled by what's happened. I'm elated at…

- Michael Loceff

The beauty behind killing someone who no one thinks you're willing to kill is, of course, that you throw people out of their comfort zone. And that's…

- Michael Loceff

As far as how important the real-life resonance of the stories is, I think it must play at least a small role in the show's success, because it gives…

- Michael Loceff

The idea that you could stitch together every detail episode to episode and preserve continuity for the length of a season and tell a story while usi…

- Michael Loceff