And a wheat thin the size of Lake Tahoe.

Elite is not a bad word, it's an aspirational one.

I like workplace shows and White House was a very glamorous workplace to set a show in; it appealed to a sense of romanticism and idealism that I have.

The guy who wins the Oscar for Best Actor has a much higher bar to clear than the woman who wins best actress.

It's a combination of life being unpredictable, and you being super dumb.

When I write something, I want the best director to direct it. And that's not going to be me.

When you're writing a movie or a play and writing isn't going well, which is for me the normal condition - it's an exceptional day when suddenly I've got something and it's going well - you can call the studio or the producer or whoever is waiting for it and say, "I know I said I was going to have it in by the end of the summer.