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Some people will ruin a movie for you if they enthuse too much.
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For young boys, just to know you exist in any capacity is a strong feeling.
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I like to believe we're always looking to evolve as writers.
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As far as working with actors, I feel very comfortable working in that aspect of directing.
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I think what makes a good show is obviously a rabid fan base.
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I feel like my experience on 'Community' was that I saw just how important that first year is for a series. That is where you work all the pieces out, and that means honing the characters' voices, setting that tone, finding your angle.
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I loved 'Dungeons & Dragons'. That was actually a good cartoon to me.
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'Game of Thrones' is taking dense novels and trying to shrink it all down to a slightly manageable series in the sense that there are so many characters and so many locations.
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When I teach sketch writing, there's still a beginning, middle and end.
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I've certainly been someone who has loved to mine the trials and tribulations of growing up in general, and the people who are in our lives, and I don't mind pulling from them and writing things down on my phone that my family says.
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I think what's cool about a body-switching movie is, 'The grass is always greener:' the idea that someone else has a better life than I do.
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People are vocal, so you hear the pros and cons of your shows.
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There are writers' rooms that will write episodes all together, who will break into little groups and write certain scenes. Everyone's process can be a little bit malleable. Everyone tries to get into a groove or find what works for their room.
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Honestly, it's terrible, but I don't know if I've ever really read a Stephen King novel.
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In truth, I have always been amazed by a group of people who all work toward putting one person's vision forward - that's an interesting story for me.
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The director in TV and the writer and the creator are working very much hand in hand.
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I will say you could always look at 'Looney Tunes' and learn about writing. I think you can learn a lot about the beats of comedy. I think you can find out about awkward pauses, because I think they did those well.
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I think that... I would say that sometimes people get afraid of when you're balancing comedy and drama.
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When you stop thinking about something, the idea comes to you. It seems to work.
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Can you imagine watching 'All in the Family' and having an outlet like Twitter? Where you could discuss it while it's happening? I think that would be a really interesting thing.
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My family was perfect.
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Wherever a writer grew up, they're obviously influenced by that area, and I'm sure their characters are pulled from those experiences.
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Old beach houses sometimes don't have TVs, or you don't get cellphone reception.
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With Saturday morning cartoons, you've got to start at 6 A.M., right?