I think the semantics of mini-series for a network is that it has an end.
I've never had a series that's gone past 12 episodes.
If you plan to miss this movie, better miss it quickly; I doubt if it'll be around to miss for long.
I always designed 'Gravity Falls' to be a finite series about one epic summer-a series with a beginning, middle, and end.
I loved working on 'Boardwalk.' I had a very limited run on it, but I did love it and that was quality television.
I always have plans to return to the stage. I leave myself very open. I think what would be more likely is if I did a limited run of something, whether it be a play or a musical.
I prefer to do movies, just for the simple fact that in TV, there's not much of a guarantee. They can pull the plug on you.
The very design of 'Breaking Bad' was that it was a finite, close-ended series.
I've never done a show for more than one season, in my entire life.
Short films don't go too far.
I thought even if the show only lasted a year, it would be fun.
It's not about creating 22 episodes indefinitely for as long as you can do.
I can pretty much say all of us know when 'Downton' is going to end. This is a show with a finite life.
But did I think it would last more than 13 episodes at the time? No, I didn't think that. I never know.
I think people need to understand that with plays and with cinema, when you hear about it, call and get a ticket then or go and see it then. It's especially with the play, which I can do because it's a limited run.
'Twin Peaks' was huge. I mean, it changed television; it was a huge hit, and it only went a season and a half. So that teaches you immediately that you just enjoy it for the time that you do it.
