I love writing. I'm not particularly comfortable in the actual world - I'm much more comfortable on the page. So if I could have a life where I could just slip the pages under the door and somebody would slip me a meal back, then that would be perfect for me.

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.

I grew up in the theatre. It's where I got my start. Writing a television drama with theatrical dialogue about the theatre is beyond perfection.

Decisions are made by those who show up.

Stupid people surround themselves with smart people. Smart people surround themselves with smart people who disagree with them.

Government should be a place where people can come together, and no one gets left behind. No one…gets left behind. An instrument of good.

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.