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...

To me, if people really want to improvise, get into classes and learn.

I loved ‘Dungeons & Dragons’. That was actually a good cartoon to me.

I was very much a latchkey kid. My parents would feel the back of the television to make sure I hadn’t been watching it when they were gone, which inevitably I was.

I think the community that’s created within a writers’ room is a very interesting topic.

Look at people that influenced me – but I didn’t know if I had that sort of ‘I’m going to take you under my wing’ person.

I think the networks, in general, have to evaluate what’s happening around them. I’m sure they’re scared about a lot of things: Amazon, Netflix, Hulu, and all these places that allow people to watch shows...

We all know that technology has advanced to the point of watching TV online.

I think fans have an outlet. Through social media, you can hear them.

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,...

I think what makes a good show is obviously a rabid fan base.

My family was perfect.

A sketch is just a mini movie.

When I teach sketch writing, there’s still a beginning, middle and end.

I think most co-directors and co-writers just hold hands.

If you’re a writer, the insight of other writers – if there’s some kind of Holy Grail message on how to deal with writer’s block or how to deal with any problem that can come...

For young boys, just to know you exist in any capacity is a strong feeling.

Nobody is completely perfect.

For there to be a ‘Community’ movie just seems like an appropriate way for the show to go out. That would be my perfect end.

When you get onstage, you can see everyone in the audience’s face, down to the detail. You can see who may or may not be yawning.

I think that getting responsibility and structure are huge parts of growing up.

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.

I love discussing the ins and outs of the collaborative nature of writing.

On the personal level, the people that follow you on Twitter are always nice to hear from.

Honestly, it’s terrible, but I don’t know if I’ve ever really read a Stephen King novel.

When you stop thinking about something, the idea comes to you. It seems to work.

I think what’s wonderful is that ‘Community’ has always had its voice, has always had it’s vision, and that started from the very beginning.

My acting has always been in the world of comedy, but in my writing, other than writing sketches, I really am drawn to the balance between comedy and drama. I like things that sort of...

‘Dexter,’ while the pilot shares moments with the novel that created the character of Dexter, they completely abandoned the book from that moment on.

People are vocal, so you hear the pros and cons of your shows.

I think that… I would say that sometimes people get afraid of when you’re balancing comedy and drama.

Wherever a writer grew up, they’re obviously influenced by that area, and I’m sure their characters are pulled from those experiences.

With Saturday morning cartoons, you’ve got to start at 6 A.M., right?

I was raised, I feel like, on television, definitely a child of TV, and was always fascinated by storytelling.

On the movie side of things, the difficulties come with so few movies being made, and when they are, it seems that it’s a marketing game. Story sometimes takes a backseat to that one grand...

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.

The director in TV and the writer and the creator are working very much hand in hand.

Some people will ruin a movie for you if they enthuse too much.

Working out has always been a stress reliever for me. I don’t know if it’s so much vanity as it more just keeps my mind from going crazy.

I am always up to steal secrets from smart people.

I watch too much TV.

One summer, when I was a kid, I was in the car with my stepfather, and he was asking me where I thought I ranked, on a scale of 1 to 10. I said, ‘6,’...

In television, the writer-creator-showrunner is embraced as the creative mind.

The idea of just improvising and riffing can sometimes be at the expense of story.

As far as working with actors, I feel very comfortable working in that aspect of directing.

You’d just die if you put your head to the grindstone.

Writing sketches, you’re also learning about a journey and characters, and you translate that to bigger things.

If someone said, ‘Sit down and write a ‘Community’ episode,’ I would be panicked.

Some people like to purge out a draft and just let it go and then go back and fix it, but I’m a writer-rewriter. I can’t move on until I feel like it’s presentable.

Old beach houses sometimes don’t have TVs, or you don’t get cellphone reception.