Music is what mathematics does on a Saturday night.

Film doesn't have to worry. Movies are awesome. There's no war going on, theaters aren't going to lose.

I'm terribly afraid of failure. When your identity is wrapped up in writing and you've written something that doesn't work, it's a tough pill to swallow.

It's nice that HBO is in business with the audience and not with the advertisers. There's a difference.

An artist’s job is to captivate… if we stumble into truth, we got lucky.

I have a lot of respect for people who are great at ad-libbing, and for writers and directors who are able to create a scene in which that works.

I want to convey that I'm crazy about the Kardashians - but I'm not sure which is which.