I did the commencement speech at UNH in 2006, and one of the biggest jokes was a 'Guts' joke.
There have been plenty of things that I've written that other people haven't cared about, but it hasn't stopped me from being a writer. So, I don't even think about other people. I'm just interested writing about human beings so if somebody calls and says, 'We'd like you to do it,' I'd say, 'That sounds like a cool idea.'
For writers, you just have to have the ability to not restrict your imagination. Men can write about women; women can write about men. Straight people can write about gay people; gay people can write about straight people.
That's what I'm attracted to: how people face struggle - with humor - and how they handle tough situations in their lives and in conversations.
I will talk to anybody about 'Survivor's Remorse' because I'm proud of the show and the actors and directors and the entire crew. I just like doing the work, and I want people watching the show so we can make more.
A lot of people give actors credit when they gain weight for a role in a drama when they win an Oscar, but when you're doing a sitcom, people don't give you a lot of credit, because you've got to keep your weight on for five or six years if it's successful.
The reason I'm a writer is to understand other people and myself more. The reason I'm a writer is to dramatize stories about human beings so that it improves my life. So that's a very selfish thing.
A lot of times in television, it's incredibly rushed, and you're just trying to get the pace.
The way that I live is in between the dual experiences of the tragedy mask and the comedy mask. I feel that I write best and think best in between those two masks.
I think a family is the best way to open up the appeal of a show because everyone has a mother. Everyone has a father. Everyone has cousins or siblings. Everyone's trying to pursue their romantic ideals and their relationship ideals.
I love how professional sports unite a city and a group of people.
I'm just trying to age as ungracefully as I can in front of the nation.
I think what good television does well is that it shows characters evolving.
I have three kids, and I'm a coach for a lot of their sports, so I'm around them a lot, but I see friends of mine with older kids and they don't really interact so much, other than giving them a place to live.
Politics isn't something that really interested me; I, of course, care about what's going on in the world, but so much of political discourse now is not necessarily about doing what's right.
I can change a tire, but I couldn't change a fuse on the computer panel on my car.
Cory Monteith was a great guy; Funny, deep, thoughtful, and hardworking. In real life, he was the coolest dude, generous, and a great friend to his pals.
People ask me why I became an actor, and the truth is that once you get cut from the baseball team, you need another angle to get women to pay attention.
The tale of the actor struggling to make it is oft-told for a reason.
There's a joy in acting that's not present in writing, but there's a gratification in writing and creating that you can't necessarily find in acting.
