Roxy Sorkin, your father just won the Academy Award. I'm going to have to insist on some respect from your guinea pig.

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

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

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

She's a person; the doctor pronounces her dead, not the news.

I've never met anyone who has said, "My goal is to make America mediocre." That's a kind of hard-right conservative fallacy.

It's populated by people who, by and large, have terrific communication skills. Every day is an extraordinary day. For me, it was just a great area for storytelling.