I take my work very seriously, and that's the only way for it to be fun for me.

One of my biggest pet peeves is that I just don't like it when characters do things that are funny to the writer, but you don't know why they're doing it and it doesn't make any sense.

When you have a clear idea of what your character is trying to accomplish, it makes it a lot easier to riff on things.

I was entirely wrapped up in the idea of becoming an actor. I learned how to write on the job, basically out of necessity. I always thought it'd be fun to write something, but it never was an ambition of mine, per se. I just thought, Well, maybe I'll do it one day just for the hell of it and see if it works.