Like for Einstein, and for people who create nuclear weapons, the problem with the pursuit of knowledge and the pursuit of the greater good is that it invariably leads to things you weren't expecting.

I'd like to say that I'm a binge-watcher, but I don't really have time. I think the most I've done in a sit-down is three episodes, maybe. It depends.

It was very much that feeling of having worked so hard on Da Vinci's for three years without seeing sunlight that, unless the right thing came along, I didn't want to do it.

I just think streaming feels like it's the future. It allows people to watch things in a way that fits into their lives.

The other great innovation are things like Transparent or One Mississippi on Amazon, Master of None on Netflix, and those half-hours. It's a lot easier to watch a load of those because it's far more palatable to go, You know, I'm just going to do one more of these.

Relentless Forward Motion!

I didn't know about the fashion world, or at least I took it for slightly superficial. I didn't realize the extent of it.

The minute you're offered another option, you're like, You mean, I can watch this every week, if I want to, or twice this week, if I need to, and not next week, if I don't have time? I didn't even realize it was something we wanted or needed, which is where all great innovations come from.

I went to London Fashion Week for the first time, after I got the job [on The Collection ], and it completely changed the way I perceived it. I thought, This is a far bigger operation than I ever expected, and it has far more worth than I ever gave it before. It definitely changed my view of the fashion world.