Everybody keeps falling back to the same patterns without doing too much dramaturgy.

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.

Why wait for the movie tomorrow, when you can read the book today!

It's a compliment to me to hear you screaming.

Serving in Congress is like having a second shot at high school.

One thing about me, when I make a decision about something, I realize when you make choices in life, that dictates your life.

I could be wrong about salvation. I could be wrong about a lot of things.

I was formerly so stuck into plans. I can now live more spontaneously. This I want not yet to give away.

I'm pretty athletic and I play basketball a lot.

Whoever prefers life to death, happiness to suffering, well-being to misery must defend without compromise private ownership in the means of production.

Unless you are willing to try, fail miserable, and try again, success won't happen.

A mind content both crown and kingdom is.