My day-to-day local issues are rooted in an underlying fear of death.

Im from Boston, and I get easily overwhelmed in New York, so I go to Boston and stay with my parents for a few months at a time to write, or edit, or just to cry.

A lot of young people think they are not going to die - and that's a great thing about being a young person, is living in this carefree oblivion.

Some people should have more levels of maturity than others, but you know to have a show that's grounded, tethered to reality, if you follow a group of people for six years and you show no maturity, I think that would be inaccurate.

What I like in comedies are really two things: stories that are character-driven and stories that are rooted in authenticity.

Relationships are possible, but are definitely not a road paved with roses.

I try to preserve whatever balance society has between public and personal life. I never try to eat on the subway. I never try to listen to loud music on the subway.

If you film a scene in a wide shot, especially a disturbing, distressing moment, I do feel like that helps you feel as though you're the room with these people, instead of cutting it up and getting close - which you wouldn't be doing if you were actually in a room with these people.