Yeah, I had top-secret clearance and everything.

I think the worst one [indian mascot] is the Cleveland Indians' Big Chief Wahoo. It's just a red face on a baseball with a big, toothy grin. It's the Sambo of all other offensive mascots. I have never seen a Native American smile that hard before, not even at a casino opening.

Yeah, I had top-secret clearance and everything.

Don't bother me while I'm eating, or when I'm coming out of the crackhouse or something. Just let me get going.

Writers get to stay with the piece. They don't just turn the script in and somebody else takes it over and goes out and produces it and edits it and all that stuff. We stay with the piece all the way through.

I work hard. The staff and crew see how much energy I put into this project, and it makes them step up.

But sometimes the women writers will pitch something and I'll hear it, but the men will keep talking.