I think the possibility of continuing on a comedy is greater than a drama.

I think a shotgun or a handgun that has a six-round clip is a very good, perfectly adequate weapon for self-defense, in the home. You simply can't create that kind of mayhem, if you have to reload.

I read every draft of every episode of every series produced at FX.

I think the possibility of continuing on a comedy is greater than a drama.

I believe really deeply in the pilot process because you learn things about tone and casting.

I don't think I ever had any relationship with any showrunner, over time, with whom I didn't have conflict.

Reality television was in some ways being unimaginative at that time. We were excited about the possibilities of the form, to use real people as your stars, to not be about winning, to be about going on complicated, challenging, funny, dramatic journeys.