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.

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

I'm not interested in the difference between good and bad, I'm interested in the differences between good and great.

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

Any time you get two people in a room who disagree about anything, the time of day, there is a scene to be written. That's what I look for.

Never argue with a drunk or a fool.

It's certainly easy for me to make a fictional character mad about something. I can get them angry about something that I'm relatively indifferent about, just because I'm not educated on it, if I go to someone who is educated about it and is passionate about it. I find a point of fiction and then give it to them.