"I'm not paralyzed, but my left arm and hand are useless," he says of the episode in January.

Director Kim Manners said of the episode: "Not a great show, but a good one.

"We were very shocked and saddened by it," Ms. Peltz said of the episode.

"We didn't know what to think," Mrs. Spindler said of the episode, which happened several years ago.

Perigard said of the episode, "Go ahead and watch, but don't blame me when brain matter starts to dribble out your ears."

"It was like an empty feeling inside," Ponomarenko said of the whole episode.

Chris Carter said of the episode "It was a fun script that turned this big corner when the girl had the emotional breakdown.

Manners also said of the episode: "I think 'Grotesque' is a frightening show.

Later, Steinbrenner said of the whole episode: "Other companies who had trouble made the third or fourth guy from the top take the heat.

"How this will look, I have no idea," he said of the episode, which will be broadcast on Sunday.