With a television series, there's a hard deadline, and so you have to write even when you're not writing well.

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.

A friend is somebody who says the same things to your face that they would say if you're not in the room.

The first step in solving any problem is recognizing there is one - America is not the greatest country in the world anymore.

Rule of storytelling: When a character is shoved against a wall, shove them against a wall harder.

With a television series, there's a hard deadline, and so you have to write even when you're not writing well.

It was hard saying goodbye to the character and harder saying goodbye to the actor. When rumours started going around that Rob Lowe might be leaving I got an email from Josh Malina asking if I'd be interested in an actor who was cheaper and not as good looking. I wrote back, "Always", and that was that.