Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

"The show is a living, breathing thing that changes every week."

"If you're not exhausted at the end of the week, you didn't give enough."

"The best thing about this job is you get to work with people you believe in."

"You learn more in the failures than in anything else."

"Comedy is about timing, and timing is about respect for the audience."

"The work doesn't end when the show ends. It starts again on Monday."

"At the end of the week, we either nailed it or we didn't."

"The network wants us to be safe. We can't afford to be safe."

"You can't be afraid to ask for help."

"The pressure cooker is where great comedy gets made."

"I'd rather do something honest and fail than do something safe and win."

"The show must go on, even when everything's falling apart."

"You succeed or fail together. There's no middle ground."

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

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

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

"Comedy without consequence is just noise."

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

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

"Talent is nothing without discipline."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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