There are certain pressures and things that change your life to a degree that, in the cost benefit analysis that constantly goes on, sometimes makes you think, 'Maybe I should just leave.

I had a mustache when I was 13.

I like to challenge myself. I like to learn - so I like to try new things and try to keep growing.

If there's something I want, I go for it. I just think about how I'm going to go for it.

Being generous or doing things for others actually makes me feel good so I don't do it because I hope karma will come round and get me and I'll benefit from it.

It's really important to me not to be known as Ross when I'm 60.

There are days when I think: what if I just checked out? What if I grew a beard and went off to live somewhere remote? I have often wondered about the freedom that would bring.

At this age - I'm 44 - I think life's too short. I want it to mean something to me, if I'm going to spend that much time doing it.

I find America falling in love with a TV show flattering and interesting, but at the same time a little sad.

I was a geek in high school.

You're only as good as the sum of your parts, and one person can't be a team.

The tragedy in life to mourn over is the death of what lies within a person who is still alive. The death of a potential is a mess of destiny!

Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.

My father suffered much and toiled painfully all his life, for he had no resources other than the proceeds of his trade from which to support himself and his wife and family.

Friendships can survive after massive disappointment, but only if both parties are honest with one another.

An obedient wife commands her husband.

I wouldn't do anything different. Every mistake and every success made me the person I am today. And I am proud of who I am.

The arts teach students that small differences can have large effects. The arts traffic in subtleties.

The question of painting is bound up with epistemology, with the engagement of the viewer, with what the viewer may learn.

The common denominator is that we all need help.

I always write and create. I'm never not creating. I'm always creating a show, every year, whether it gets picked up or not. I always sell a pilot or an idea. I like to be in control.