I ask for a lot of advice from different fathers - all kinds of dads.

I've done literally 100, 150 different characters. Some of them have only appeared for a line or three. But the point is, every sound I can make has been harvested.

I've always been a fan of plain writing. I hate metaphor-laden, heavily larded, lyrical writing.

I just really committed to trying to never repeat myself. I'd seen actors do that on films, and I was, like, "I wanna try that once!" Ultimately, I'm much more in the school of getting one or two versions that feel right, as opposed to going all over the map. But it's fun to exercise that once in awhile.

Even trying it as an actor, I never thought I'd actually make it.

I think the reason the Golden Age of television is so golden is because a lot of folks are willing to let creators do their thing and live or die by their own muse. They certainly allow us to do that.

Just watching Jack Lemmon made me want to get into this business.