Wake up in the morning and say, 'I refuse to be a hack,' and see what happens by the end of the day.

I say what's in my head, and I'm on honest ground. That is worth so much, and I think it does make my job, as a writer, easier. It makes it possible for me to give people stuff that they like.

There's a fine line between a stream of consciousness and a babbling brook to nowhere.

Garry Shandling has always been a pioneer of… meta entertainment. He's always been a defender of the creative right to use the frame as part of the painting.

My cat brought me a toy. I thanked her and threw it. She sat there gave me a look that made me realize people and dogs are the crazy ones.

There's the same percentage of genius happening in both genders, but there's less women writing scripts and out there looking for the job.

I don't think it's going to be possible for the next generation of writers to tell stories without telling stories about telling stories.