david e. kelley, jane campion on this project. this has got to be, my word, not yours, a blessing, that level of talent that is a actor's dream to work at that level. >> not only amazing people, but they are also different. david, i was young, and i do not really remember it, but that was big. alan sorkin was unique. -- aaron sorkin. i was a teenager when i started on "the west wing." and then david mamnet, the play. i have such a huge respect for writing. it is something that i cannot do at all. i can text. i am very good at texting. but i cannot write. people love to do in prague and that kind of thing, and i am, like, no, you write it down. i will say it. being able to write with so many different talented people with different styles and try things has helped me so much as an actor to have sort of a scope to what i can do. i have such respect for each and every one of them for different reasons. they are also different. tavis: so tell me, i want to get back to the pilot, the character you play in the series. >> i paid detect -