Even though you're in charge you're not completely in ownership. You know, the audience takes a huge ownership of your show.

When I was a kid, there was kind of a given that there were some really bad, racist police out there. That's just what America was like when I was a kid.

I try to impart this when people say they want to be a writer and they want to go into show biz. I say, "Well, have you taken any courses? You can't just have a passion for it; you have to prepare yourself for a life of it."

There always seemed to be a place for God and, to me, it seemed like God was a place in the unknown side of the ledger.

It was tough when people would say, "Aren't you so excited?" about the new show and I couldn't really say, "Yes, well, I'm going through a divorce right now, too."

I think it was Fran Lebowitz who said that there are no writing prodigies. You have to have something to write about.

I like to get things going. I get so many different ideas, whether it's film, TV, whatever.