Danny Tripp

"You have to trust your instincts, even when everyone else is against you."

"The best comedy comes from a place of pain."

"Time is the one thing you can't buy, even with the biggest budget."

"We're making something that will matter when we're gone."

"The network wants ratings, we want relevance."

"You learn more from failure than you ever do from success."

"I'd rather fail at something important than succeed at something meaningless."

"The writing is everything. Everything."

"This is why we do this. These moments right here."

"You can't create in a vacuum. You need tension."

"The best writers are the ones willing to say what everyone's thinking."

"Comedy is serious business."

"If you're comfortable, you're not pushing hard enough."

"The show lives or dies on Saturday night at 11:30."

"You have to believe in the work more than you believe in yourself."

"I didn't come here to make people feel good. I came here to make them think."

"The best joke is the one that makes you uncomfortable."

"We're not just making a sketch show, we're making a statement."

"You can't let the executives' fear control your creativity."

"The work is the only thing that matters at the end of the day."

"If you're going to take a shot, take it big."

"The moment you start compromising is the moment you lose it."

"We're in the business of making people laugh at truth."

"Talent is nothing without discipline."

"The writers' room is where the real show happens."

"You have to be willing to work harder than anyone else in the room."

"Comedy without consequence is just noise."

"The best ideas are the ones that scare you a little."

"We don't have time to be precious about our writing."

"The audience is smarter than you think they are."