I think it's better to not know certain things. It gives the world an extra bit of mystery, which is important to us as human beings.

It's not always enough to be brave, I realized years later. You have to be brave and contribute something positive, too. Brave on its own is just a party trick.

I wanted to be a writer first, and I struck out in the world to be a writer first, and then found stand-up as a more creative outlet, as a 3D way to be creative.

'The Office' is less a comedy than so many other "comedies" that have been on the air. It's really about the balance between what is real and what is comic.

Regret is just perfectionism plus time.

I think it's better to not know certain things. It gives the world an extra bit of mystery, which is important to us as human beings.

If people are well paid for reality television and cotton candy and dunking a basketball, why can't they be well paid for changing young minds?