"It used to be that you had to make female TV characters perfect so no one would be offended by your 'portrayal' of women. Even when I started out on 'The Office' eight years ago, we could write our male characters funny and flawed, but not the women. And now, thankfully, it's completely different."

"People don't want to listen to a celebrity tweeting about their charities and shows. That's why comedy writers do well - we put out little funny ideas."

"Twitter is the most amazing medium for a comedy writer. I can't get in every idea I want on the show no matter how hard I try to bully the other writers, so it's a way of me getting out other comic ideas and immediately getting feedback."

"People talk about mumblecore but I prefer bumblecore, hyper-realistic bee movies about how bees really are."

"Maybe other people will try to limit me but I don't limit myself."

"It is a timeless truth that fortitude is the quiet voice at eventide saying: i will try once more tomorrow."

"It is a steadfast truth that the distance between ambition and reality is bridged solely by consistent effort."

"These are the times that try men's souls."