To create a situation where each new episode has to start in the exact same place as the previous one, with the actors' hair in the exact same place, seemed crazy.

What you have to get used to as a writer is realizing that most of what you come up with is wrong for the show.

I think ultimately what makes the show is not the reality but the drama.

To be fair to ourselves, in almost every original script, the timing is actually worked out down to the minute.

My background is in math and science, and I thrive on complexity, and I think lots of people do. People love puzzles; it's human nature to want to solve puzzles.

You know, it's hard as a writer to lose characters (and actors) you like. You really don't want them to die because you're not going to get to see them anymore.

The rule, I think, is: Do your homework, learn what there is to learn about the real world, and then when you get in the room, forget it all.

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.

There are certainly a good number of alternatives to "shit, " if you have a particular need to express such a feeling.

Free grace can go into the gutter, and bring up a jewel!

You cannot sing African music in proper English

Never wear a red t-shirt to Target. I enjoy helping people, but not every two minutes.

Success comes in cans. Failures comes in can'ts.

Life is like a maze in which you try to avoid the exit.

No one on this Earth knows how old I am.

Interesting fact: a shark will only attack you if you’re wet.

Everybody wants happiness, and nobody wants pain, but you can't have a rainbow without a little rain.