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" I learned how to write TV by writing 'Grey's Anatomy.' "

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" I like working more than I like being at home. Facing that fact is incredibly difficult to handle, because what kind of person likes working more than being at home? "

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" The entire world is skewed from the white male perspective. If you're a woman, they have to say it's a female-driven comedy. If it's a comedy with Latinos in it, it's a Latino comedy. 'Normal' is white male, and I find that to be shocking and ridiculous. "

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" It's important to have people who are absolutely willing to say you're wrong or who have a totally different perspective than you do on everything. Fresh ideas are hard to come by, and good ones are even harder. "

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