If you put people in a corner, you see what their character really is.

My first real showbiz job was on a Nickelodeon show called 'Hey, Dude.' That was my first real paid scriptwriting job.

No one sees themself as the villain in their story.

I do believe that we’re in a true golden era of television, and I think it started with Hill Street.

I had a great dad and we had a great relationship, but he's still a part of my life.

I'm lucky enough that, in my career, people think that attaching my name to something helps it a little bit.

Over the course of television's history, I think fans have done more to save shows and support them than ruin them.

I can't help but always be thinking about ideas.

Being a showrunner is tough, but it is incredibly rewarding and it is, without a doubt, the best job I've ever had.

Where I'm from, we believe in all sorts of things that aren't true... we call it history.

How many times do I have to tell you? We are not gangsters!

Why do only the Latin script when Nokia has a billion consumers? Typography is the bedrock of communication it can really connect people.

To the extent that we are all educated and informed, we will be more equipped to deal with the gut issues that tend to divide us.

I am afforded a bit of easy wonderment in relative comfort as to how humans have lasted so long. Climate- and geography-wise, the planet seems to have little use for us.

When a man plants a tree, he plants himself.

Enlightenment is the key to everything, and it is the key to intimacy, because it is the goal of true authenticity.

That mean voice in your head is not you and not true.

I really don't care what the other team thinks. I don't care what their fans think. If they hate me, great. Hate me. We'll just keep winning, I'll keep scoring and we'll move on.

Talk about tactful - she's got a tongue like a Kalashnikov!