I would rather have someone read my diary than look at my iPod playlists.

My whole childhood was like: Work hard, be quiet, respect elderly people, respect your parents, and just be unobtrusive.

People talk about mumblecore but I prefer bumblecore, hyper-realistic bee movies about how bees really are.

I just have my characters say my controversial opinions and then hide behind them.

There is a lot of catarsis that passes itself off as art or comedy and I'm kind of critical of that. I think that just because you bare your soul or underwear or private moments it doesn't , or necessarily make for entertainment, or good writing, or funny writing.

Not to be weird, but I still have an ongoing relationship with my mom, even though she passed away, and I've been surprised at how much I've been able to convey to her. Now I sound like a total weirdo, but that's true.

Comedy writers have the most fragile egos.