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" Wherever a writer grew up, they're obviously influenced by that area, and I'm sure their characters are pulled from those experiences. "

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" I've certainly been someone who has loved to mine the trials and tribulations of growing up in general, and the people who are in our lives, and I don't mind pulling from them and writing things down on my phone that my family says. "

" For young boys, just to know you exist in any capacity is a strong feeling. "

" I think what's wonderful is that 'Community' has always had its voice, has always had it's vision, and that started from the very beginning. "

" There are a lot of shows that have been saved because the fans weighed in. "

" My acting has always been in the world of comedy, but in my writing, other than writing sketches, I really am drawn to the balance between comedy and drama. I like things that sort of toe that line of one minute you're in this emotional space and then all of the sudden something happens. "

" I think there's a fear of disconnect sometimes; communication is a huge issue for all of us, from adults to kids, as far as our face-to-face time and our ability to interact with each other without isolating itself to a phone. I think that has to be something that's very challenging. "

" I am always up to steal secrets from smart people. "

" When you're talking about people like Shonda Rhimes, Vince Gilligan or Beau Willimon, you're talking to people who are notable and celebrities in their own right. People want to know how their brains work. "

" As far as working with actors, I feel very comfortable working in that aspect of directing. "

" With writing, I love doing it, but there's that love-hate relationship: You're not having a good run, you've hit a wall; it's frustrating. "

" I think the networks, in general, have to evaluate what's happening around them. I'm sure they're scared about a lot of things: Amazon, Netflix, Hulu, and all these places that allow people to watch shows in chunks. "

" Technology has changed, and we need to figure out how to improve the archaic way of what makes a hit, or how to determine how many viewers are watching beyond some people with Nielsen boxes in a small percentage of homes in random areas. "

" In a weird way, the drama behind the stage was sort of keeping 'Community' on people's minds. "

" With Saturday morning cartoons, you've got to start at 6 A.M., right? "

" If there's ever going to be a challenge for an actor, it's that character who's often evolving - which is not often the case in television. "

" I remember lying on the floor of my room, staring at a black-and-white television for most of the '80s - watching 'Diff'rent Strokes,' 'Facts of Life,' 'Silver Spoons,' Saturday morning cartoons, and 'Murder, She Wrote' while eating an insane amount of Stouffer's French bread pizza. I was sucked into it all. "

" If you're a writer, the insight of other writers - if there's some kind of Holy Grail message on how to deal with writer's block or how to deal with any problem that can come up - whether you're writing about yourself or a group of people, I find that very interesting. "

" On the personal level, the people that follow you on Twitter are always nice to hear from. "

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" Even with the fact that I grew up in North Carolina, 'Jim Rash' just screams 'Southern boy.' "

" Some people like to purge out a draft and just let it go and then go back and fix it, but I'm a writer-rewriter. I can't move on until I feel like it's presentable. "

" Honestly, it's terrible, but I don't know if I've ever really read a Stephen King novel. "