I never had a plan. I just sort of ambled along, doing exactly what I wanted every day of my life.

Just because you're offended, doesn't mean you're right. Some people are offended by mixed marriage, gay people, atheism. So what? F*** 'em.

I think what makes us human is those choices - whether to tell the truth or not.

People think "The Office" was improvised, but it's all on the page. We do that because what we found is that in the early days of "The Office," we went in with it sort of 80 percent scripted and we did some things and then we improv'd and we did - you know, and it gets a laugh on the floor because it's the first time they've heard it.

I think that's the fundamental thing - you can go anywhere you like as long as you're following a character that the audience likes and understands.

I think sometimes you get given a good pile of goodwill, and it's whether you use it up in the first six months or spread it out over a career.

Avoid employing unlucky people - throw half of the pile of CVs in the bin without reading them.