Tell me what you think and then tell me what the really smart person in the room who disagrees with you thinks.

This is a time for serious people, Bob, and your fifteen minutes are up.

Honestly, I don't try to guess at what most people want. I don't think I'd guess right, and I just think that that's not a good recipe for storytelling. I try to write what I like, what I think my friends would like.

I think it's up to writers to write stuff that is compelling enough that people want to watch.

My preference would have been to not go back on the air after 9\11, at all until the time felt right but that wasn't an option.

Toby Zeigler: There's literally no one in the world I don't hate right now.

The real problem with all drugs is that they work. Fantastically. They're great, right up until the moment they kill you.