Character is what someone does, much more than who they are. I can be sarcastic or I can be fearful, but it doesn't really matter until there's a story - until someone comes in and holds us hostage.

What you'll gain is the macro story. You'll get a good command of that. And what you might lose is some of the fun of it.

They say to just write about what's happening in your backyard because that's where you find the most creativity. It's in the DNA of the show. There's no question.

I joked recently that I thought 30 seconds a day for three years would be the best way to enjoy it, and I'm going to stand by that statement.

Violence has not really been an issue. Even in my wildest hopes, I wasn't trying to get violence in.

We mapped out the whole movie, and then worked backwards from that to do these shows. It might not be a movie. It might be something else.

My knee-jerk is that it is comedy and, if you watch them all back-to-back, you will gain something and you will lose something.

One of the great things about TV is the story to tell can be very internal and really character-based.

Writers need restrictions. If somebody just says, "Hey, do you want to write a novel, or an article, or a movie, or a short story, you get shut down."

Chance favors the well prepared. The more stuff you throw in, the more chances you have of looking like, 'I did that.'

Regret is a tricky word. Here's a big secret: nobody knows what wasn't.

Males have been groomed since birth, according to the specifications of a sick and perverse society, to become instruments of war.

My prayer is to seek, find and serve God.

Requiring accountability while also extending your compassion is not the easiest course of action, but it is the most humane, and, ultimately, the safest for the community.

Half the time I don't know what I'm trying to say.

It's a terrible thing to die young. Still, it saves a lot of time.

Dogs bark at a person whom they do not know.

It's nice to know you're working on something that will mean something to kids.

No woman has ever stepped on Little America - and we have found it to be the most silent and peaceful place in the world.

I don't do any corporate work.

We should never fear to negotiate, nor negotiate from fear.