Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

"A writer's job is to hold up a mirror to society."

"The network wants ratings; we want to make something meaningful."

"Every mistake is a chance to learn something about yourself."

"Good writers steal, great writers steal and make it their own."

"The truth is always funnier than the lie, if you dig deep enough."

"You have to trust your collaborators, completely and entirely."

"Time moves differently when you're live on air."

"Work at something you love, and you'll never work a day in your life."

"Laughter is the only honest response some people have left."

"The room has to be a place where bad ideas can become good ones."

"You write what you know, and then you write what you dream."

"Live TV teaches you humility real quick."

"Every sketch starts as a blank page and an impossible deadline."

"The pressure is what makes you better, if you let it."

"Success isn't about the ratings; it's about sleeping at night."

"You can't control the audience's reaction, only your own intention."

"A good joke is like a perfectly constructed sentence—every word matters."

"Television can be a powerful medium if we use it responsibly."

"If you're not scared, you're probably not doing anything worth doing."

"Writing is rewriting. And rewriting. And then rewriting again."

"The best ideas come at three in the morning when you should be sleeping."

"You have to believe in what you're doing, or nobody else will."

"Comedy is a way of telling the truth without getting killed for it."

"We're not just putting on a show; we're trying to say something that matters."

"The thing about live television is that it's terrifying and exhilarating at the same time."