I really liked the idea of playing that kind of optimistic, super-intense, go-get-'em spirit combined with being a little bit of an outsider. I am really drawn to girls of that age in general, who believe they can be a waitress, scientist, actress, a dentist, a zookeeper...and who really aren't boy-crazy.

I hope and assume that every good comedy writer, no matter the age, has a moment where they discover how great Cheers is.

I think going from laughing to crying to laughing to crying - making those quick turns adds years to your life.

Make no a complete sentence.

Doing what you're afraid of, getting out of your comfort zone, taking risks like that- that's what life is.

An interesting thing about the beginning of our friendship and professional collaboration [with Tina Fey] was that the improve scenes we would do together were basically dramatic and not funny at all.

Both conservatives and liberals watch 'Parks and Recreation,' and they each think the show is for them, which is really cool. 'SNL' was totally different. It was exciting because everyone was paying attention. Political humor works when people know what you're talking about.