I do not look to Hollywood to give me character clues.

You never know in TV - sometimes you're on at the wrong time at the wrong place. Sometimes you don't get a chance to catch on.

Not everybody's gonna get your vision.

When you work in television, you're in the writer's room all the time.

I love the word 'dearth,' by the way. It's one of my favorite words.

I'm actually a big fan of having all the different types of voices on television. I think it gives people a nice little buffet that they can just pick and choose how they want to get their news and entertainment, I guess.

I really love storytelling.

I'd love to set up shop somewhere and develop projects - film, TV, digital would be a fun thing to do.

All writers have a love-hate relationship with writing. Performing is fun, too, but I wouldn't say it's my favorite. But the most fulfilling is producing.

I've always watched the political shows.

I set out to have a diverse staff on the 'Bernie Mac Show.'

The thing that's worked for me is having as much of a connection to the material as possible. And sometimes the material requires a more straightforward approach, and sometimes it requires a little more silliness, you know?

I didn't get into comedy to talk about violent death all the time.

I have this rule. It's called 'Top Dog-Underdog:' Underdog gets to make fun of Top Dog, but Top Dog can't make fun of Underdog. But you know what? You get Top Dog, you get to be Top Dog. Congratulations! And that dynamic happens not just in race but in many different ways. It's like the male-female dynamic.

Maybe I'll write an episode of 'Black-ish' about a guy being fired in late-night.

I like 'The Nightly Show.' People ask me what it is, and I say, 'If you're watching 'The Daily Show,' and it feels like it's getting a little darker, you're probably watching 'The Nightly Show.''

My joke is that three black people watch 'The Daily Show' at any given time. So if I'm watching it, that counts, and there's only two left. It's a silly joke, but you know, different types of comedy reach different cultures.

We will see about Obama's legacy. I still think the historical nature of his candidacy will be the biggest part of his legacy.

'Westworld' is bizarre. I don't know what to think of 'Westworld.'

You are always, always overwhelmed by positive response because you know it can go either way.

I'd rather go after the people who are the guardians or what we're doing - the news people and the politicians and that sort of thing. I always feel like those should be my targets, not really entertainers. That's just my personal opinion.

It's really not my thing to go after what comedians are doing. Because I always feel like we're jesters at the end of the day.

People aren't autonomous creatures. They're under a lot of pressure themselves.

I'm not going to grouse and complain when there's nothing I can do about it. Once you've broken up with somebody, arguing with them is not going to bring them back. You may want to stop their Twitter account or call them up late at night, but they made the decision to leave.