It's a nightmare of editing. That's what I do all day.

By engaging someone for five minutes, you can make them a lifelong fan.

Part of walking the line as showrunner is trying to please people and still be true to what you believe creatively.

Fans can't ruin shows. Only creators can.

In a landscape where a 2.8 [demo rating] keeps you on the air, you can maintain that just by treating your fans with respect.

I am done with the hour-long [true crime] shows: "She was a happy married wife. Everything was perfect. Until the trip to Aruba."

When you're on a staff, it's not your job to write what you think is funny. It's your job to write what the person who created the show thinks is funny.

Until I created my own shows, I had nothing but bad experiences on staffs.

Any time you try to be edgy just for the sake of being edgy, that's the worst way.

The writing is what's most important to me.

With showrunning, the more successful you get, the more you're pulled away from the writing.

I could have been 23 next July I gambled on what mattered most, the dice were cast. I lost.

Always grow with changes and not against them.

Nothing is incidental.

Some people think God does not like to be troubled with our constant coming and asking. The way to trouble God is not to come at all.

I'm more boring and more conservative.

I never was shy, but as far as telling jokes, I'm the worst. I like physical comedy; it's where I feel comfortable.

Of course, my father was a soccer player. He used to play very good. Then, when I was young, eight or nine years old, ten years old, I just want to be like my father.

When I think of my career, I can't help but think of the kid with his ball, falling in love.

I do find working with people in the entertainment industry hard. It can cause anxiety and depression.

There are no heroes in a world where heroes can’t die.