If there's reason for hope, it lies in man's occasional binges of cooperation. To save our planet, we'll need that kind of heroic effort, in which all types of people join forces for the common good

I'm a pessimist, but I have many painstakingly applied coats of optimism.

Instead of three networks you have three hundred or three thousand. Audiences are inundated with programming, and that sometimes gives them a sense of petulant entitlement.

There's a built-up tension in religion, and if you can release it, you'll get a huge and satisfying laugh.

Launching a new TV show is probably one of the most difficult things that a writer can do.

I have no idea how it got so big. I was just trying to find something to do while I was living in Boulder, Colorado, which isn't really a funny town. There are a lot of smart people there, but comedy isn't at the forefront of their minds.

Men often struggle with their attraction to other women. They don't quite understand why they have to be with the same woman forever.