I thought I wanted to be a journalist or a novelist.

Throughout the day I often ask myself, Could I fall asleep right now? and the answer is always a resounding yes.

But ambition is a funny thing: it creeps in when you least expect it and keeps you moving, even when you think you want to stay put.

I never set out to make any statements about a specific character, I just set out to tell what feels like is a truthful story, a person that you and I might truly encounter.

I'm not great at dating, but I need to do it to relax.

I can never be who I was. I can simply watch her with sympathy, understanding, and some measure of awe. There she goes, backpack on, headed for the subway or the airport. She did her best with her eyeliner. She learned a new word she wants to try out on you. She is ambling along. She is looking for it.

I never sort of thought of myself as a comedy writer, by nature.