“You get over the hump and you’re on a roll.”

This is a hump you have to get over, and it usually comes in the first series.

What we went to World War II for, at least in my mind, was not getting taken care of. It was supposed to be a brave new world, but we were getting back into the old ruts, and we were in a cold war with Russia.

But when Americans lack the most basic information about our domestic surveillance programs, they have no way of knowing whether we’re getting that balance right. This lack of transparency is a big problem.

I get satisfaction when I write something I like, when I’m happy with it.

Which is why I think any loving, committed couple — gay or straight — should be able to get married.

I savour the adulation and love I have been getting from my fans and the blessings of elders in my family.

The best advice anybody could have given me was to keep getting up over and over again.

By getting into distribution and production, I am actually widening my base.

Giving up is conceding that things will never get better, and that is just not true.