It is not elegant to gnaw Indian corn. The kernels should be scored with a knife, scraped off into the plate, and then eaten with a fork. Ladies should be particularly careful how they manage so ticklish a dainty, lest the exhibition rub off a little desirable romance.

Well, you know, I don't think anyone who writes a television series has a master plan from the beginning, and knows all the character traits, and everything that's going to happen.

Technically, I'm a New Yorker.

You cannot let a fear of failure or a fear of comparison or a fear of judgment stop you from doing what’s going to make you great. You cannot succeed without this risk of failure. You cannot have a voice without the risk of criticism and you cannot love without the risk of loss.

You live your comedic life close to the edge, you're gonna cross the line and offend people.

I waited tables in New York, and when you're in that line of work, you often have a horrible boss.

I always was a funny guy, the class clown. I had a very funny dad and an extremely funny grandmother.