I acknowledge that Hulu's easy accessibility probably keeps some people from pirating. But a respected industry analyst says less than 5% of TV content is being stolen today.

I once called the head of a network a liar. In hindsight, I should have called him an incompetent liar.

I think that people with differing points of view find common ground in 'Modern Family' is very flattering, and I'm appreciative of that.

Sometimes you do have to scare people a little bit: if someone is not acting in the best interest of the show, then maybe you need to scream and yell a little bit, or let them know you're in charge.

I'm a little bit in shock, to tell you the truth.

I believe 'Hollywood' is more like middle America than many people imagine.

Twitter is fun - I'm a tech guy, I love anything new, I'm big on all that stuff.

Some estimate Hulu IPO could bring in $2 billion. What will the content providers get? Zero. What is Hulu without content? An empty jukebox.

But at its core, 90 percent of my job is still sitting down in a room full of people, and breaking storiesand that requires virtually no technology.

What about the accusation that Hollywood is trying to advance its liberal agenda? Well, the fact is, while the creative community admittedly leans left, Hollywood has become a corporate town.

When you stop worrying about your problems and start praising God for His magnificent power you will experience His peace.

I know about me. I am the moons sister, a tidal child stranded on land. The sea always in my ear, a surf of eternal discontent in my blood.

I think if a story has a message it should be incidental and accidental, otherwise it leans too close to indoctrination.

Time cannot be saved, it can only be spent, and if not spent wisely and well, it is wasted.

For something that's supposed to be secret, there is a lot of intelligence history. Every time I read one book, two more are published.

Theseus made unscrupulous use of Ariadne (whom he left on an island where Bacchus later found her-I always think that really meant she took to drink, poor girl).

The most unambiguous sign that a person holds men in low esteem is this, that he either acknowledges them merely as means to his ends or does not acknowledge them at all.

I do some of my best stand-up comedy during sound checks.

Painting is the supreme form of expression; you don't need to 'read' painting.

Advice to first year medical students: In anatomy, it is better to have learned and lost than never to have learned at all.