I probably have the most fun on projects where there's some room to improvise.

If there's one big thing you can take from Amy Poehler as a performer, it's committing, full on.

You ought to be able to wear your character like a Lycra bodysuit.

I think Comedy Central and probably all channels are on their way toward being apps accessible on whatever the Roku of the future is.

It's hard for me to shut off my writer brain completely.

I have a couple of ideas for shows that I would love to bring to fruition in some way at some point.

I like it when shows end intentionally, and Review, especially, has such a long form narrative that it feels like you need to give it a thoughtfully constructed finale.

In sketch comedy, wear your character like a hat, not a suit of armor.

There were times that I would be drunk and just leave a place by myself because I had an impulse and wasn't thinking through the repercussions on others.

It's fun to play someone who seems evil and to reveal their vulnerabilities.

It's great fun to memorize somebody's biography, and then liberally play with the real facts of their life and go a step beyond reality.

Evil possesses an instinct for theater, which is why, in an era of gaudy and gifted media, evil may vastly magnify its damage by the power of horrific images.

I'm still a recluse. I still hate everyone. I'm still a misanthrope.

In some ways I'm still recovering from the trial. My health is not as good as it ought to be. I've gone back to practicing law and it seems to have taken a toll for whatever reason.

I lived in a studio apartment until my mid-30s. I don't have an extravagant lifestyle.

Every knave is a thorough knave, and a thorough knave is a knave throughout.

When I was in high school, I became interested in cytochemistry: chemical analysis under the microscope, and trying to understand the composition of cells.

There is nothing so debilitating to a naturally weak sense of humor as selling tickets behind a grating.

Those with power are frequently least aware of -- or least willing to acknowledge -- its existence [and] those with less power are often most aware of its existence.

I think peace should be done not only among governments but among people. It was impossible before the Facebook.

Bad husbands will make bad wives.