I have nothing but respect for the purist who won't work for the pharaoh. But I'm not that strong.

I don't like the antagonism that most religions have for science, and freedom and, frankly, individuality. I do like the Dalai Lama.

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.

When people have no interest in a subject, it's very hard to get them to laugh about it.

As a John Kerry supporter, I wanted to send him a check. But then it occurred to me that most of that money would end up in the hands of advertising agencies and television networks. And the money would be used to create deceptive commercials that flatter our point of view and shade the facts our way. And I wasn't comfortable with that. But on the other hand, that's how the game is played. You're always grappling.

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

As a writer you sometimes feel the need to shake things up.