We don't sit around thinking, 'This'll be great for kids' - it just happened to really appeal to them,

We don't sit around thinking, 'This'll be great for kids' - it just happened to really appeal to them,

This used to be a government of checks and balances. Now it's all checks and no balances.

This used to be a government of checks and balances. Now it's all checks and no balances.

If someone ask me how to become a computer nerds, I said "Start dreaming!"; I'm serious.

If someone ask me how to become a computer nerds, I said "Start dreaming!"; I'm serious.

The mandate of our show is to find what makes us laugh. We had tough shoes to fill for this read more

The mandate of our show is to find what makes us laugh. We had tough shoes to fill for this role, and finding someone to fit the character of Jeffrey was a challenge, if not a miracle. But when miracles happen, you don't question them.

It's very dangerous. The timing is extremely important. He's sensing that there's a failed state in Sudan and he would read more

It's very dangerous. The timing is extremely important. He's sensing that there's a failed state in Sudan and he would like to extend his bases.

We don't have that right now.

We don't have that right now.

I always hoped for a show that was realistic and provocative and moving and funny. And to me, it's exceeded read more

I always hoped for a show that was realistic and provocative and moving and funny. And to me, it's exceeded those expectations ... not to mention the people who have climbed aboard to join in it. As a creative endeavor, it's been the greatest experience of my life.

All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies.

All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies.

There's a story every day in this place. Some of them are comical and some of them are tragic. I've read more

There's a story every day in this place. Some of them are comical and some of them are tragic. I've had producers tell me they could do a sitcom about what goes on in this office.