Whether its Veep or Homeland or The West Wing - which is a more idealised version of democracy - people are fascinated by politics.

Talent is one thing, it is how you nurture and develop it, and never walk away from it. You can be rich, successful, you win awards, but it can always be better.

My job consists of basically masking my contempt for the assholes in charge, and, at least once a day, retiring to the men's room so I can jerk off while I fantasize about a life that doesn't so closely resemble Hell.

If you wanna compete, youve got to get into the original content game.

The most important definition of an actor, the job of the actor, is to serve the writer, not yourself. Way too many actors serve themselves.

After graduation, I was floundering in L.A., doing stand-up comedy and working in a shoe store in the Valley.

Sometimes the person who is the most logical is the person whom we call insane.