Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

"If you want to tell important stories, you have to be willing to take important risks."

"Excellence isn't a destination. It's a constant pursuit."

"The funniest jokes are the ones that contain a grain of truth."

"You have to believe that what you're doing matters, because on some level, it does."

"This business rewards people who are willing to be vulnerable."

"The moment you stop learning is the moment you stop being relevant."

"Television has the power to change minds. Never forget that responsibility."

"You can always rewrite, but you can never take back a live broadcast."

"The work is what matters. Everything else is just noise."

"If you're not terrified before airtime, you're probably not doing something important enough."

"Success in television is about knowing when to trust the process and when to trust your gut."

"The people in this room didn't get here by playing it safe."

"You have to understand the rules before you can break them effectively."

"Good television is built on a foundation of trust between the writer and the audience."

"This industry will test your faith in yourself. Make sure you have some."

"The best ideas usually come at two in the morning when you're too tired to censor yourself."

"You don't get to choose whether this is important. It is. So act accordingly."

"The script might be perfect on paper, but the magic happens on stage."

"If you're going to do this, you have to be all in."

"The pressure we're under is the pressure great art is made under."

"You can't write meaningful comedy without understanding human nature."

"Television is live. That means anything can happen, and usually it does."

"The moment you become comfortable is the moment you start declining."

"You have to care more about the work than about what people think of the work."

"What separates professionals from amateurs is attention to detail."

"Comedy is tragedy plus time, but we're in the business of immediacy."

"If you're not pushing yourself to the breaking point, you're not pushing hard enough."

"The audience is smarter than you think. Never underestimate them."

"This show is bigger than any of us individually. That's both terrifying and exhilarating."

"You learn your craft by doing it, not by thinking about doing it."