“There are things I want to keep mining. I will work tirelessly to figure out what those missed opportunities are, or what deeper meaning we could...
“In term one, Trump had already had a pretty high appetite for risk. It is stratospheric in term two. In Regime Change, Jonathan and I wanted to...
“If you’re wanting to start your story with a character that isn’t traditional—someone who veers on the side of being an asshole—it’s your job to...
“What we risk here in Los Angeles is that people lose faith in the capacity of government to serve them. That’s what drives me in this work. It’s...
“In the 90s, there was a lot of focus on compartmentalization. This is the archetype of rock star. This is mom over here. You got your money...
“For me, more than just delivering a good performance, what matters is hearing somebody say, ‘I’ve never seen that before. I thought that was...
“Comedy is how we decorate reality. I think everyone can see what’s going on, but only through comedy can you take that blank canvas of a fact and...
“As the older generation, it’s our responsibility to believe in the future. If you don’t believe, then you stop working—and who suffers but children...
“Beef was the first time where I was like—ok, I’m just going to bare my soul. I’m going to not hold back. Luckily, when we took it out, the networks...
“There’s a line from the play that Sidney says— ‘The why of why we are here is an intrigue for adolescents; the how is what must command the living.’...
“There’s a randomness and circumstantial context that happens in every situation. And I’m like, if I’m ok, then I’m ok. It doesn’t need to be—I’m ok...
“I think a lot of what art is about is finding your life reflected back with words or stories that you wouldn’t have thought of yourself. There can...
“I always put people first. I take an oath of office to the people of Pennsylvania and to our Constitution—to protect the rule of law, to protect...
“With this job, I get to just be creative in contemplating my uncle and contemplating my grandfather and unabashedly reach for that connection while...
“In the church, when you perform it’s not for form or fashion. You’re a vessel. You know, to God Be the Glory. It’s not about you. When they say play...
“My argument as a writer would be: the better you understand somebody from the inside, the more powerful you are. You can decide to fight, you can...
“There was a convergence of things spurred on by this creative endeavor that merged with my personal life. This film cracked me open in a way that I...