I handed in a script last year and the studio didn't change one word. The word they didn't change was on page 87.

It's very hard sometimes when you can't crack something or can't solve something and you keep trying and trying and you know it's falling a little bit short. That's very hard, but then when you finally do it, it's very rewarding and the process is good too, I like working with people this way.

I think there are people out there writing original bluegrass songs, but it's hard to get them out on the air.

I did stand-up comedy for 18 years. Ten of those years were spent learning, four years were spent refining, and four years were spent in wild success. I was seeking comic originality, and fame fell on me as a byproduct. The course was more plodding than heroic.

I handed in a script last year and the studio didn't change one word. The word they didn't change was on page 87.

Or is it that I think too much?

Always do business as if the person you're doing business with is trying to screw you, because he probably is. And if he's not, you can be pleasantly surprised.