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.

Science was the known and then people would place God in the unknown, like God explained the unknown.

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

"Keep it 100" means keeping it 100 percent real. It comes from the expression ... "keeping it real," which means you are being completely honest and 100 percent real means you are really being honest, which is kind of a contradiction of sorts. You're either being honest or you're not.

Saying slavery was the cause of secession isn't politically correct; it's correct correct.

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."

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