You know, one of the things I like about this world, or at least I like about the way we're presenting this world, is these issues are terribly complicated - not nearly as black and white as we're led to believe.

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

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.

There are television critics, movie critics, and theater critics too who I like and who I follow and I get genuinely bummed when they don't like something that I've written because I usually agree with them.

An artist’s job is to captivate… if we stumble into truth, we got lucky.

Develop your own compass, and trust it. Take risks, dare to fail, remember the first person through the wall always gets hurt.

Decisions are made by those who show up.