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Especially when you deal with comedy, you have got to be really honest because it's the honesty and the spontaneity that causes people to chuckle, that catches people.

I think comedy stems from being honest, often painfully so. I hope I can achieve that perspective in my own life and also have fun.

With comedy, I think it's so important, especially in TV, to know and trust what the writers are writing and just have it down.

I do think that people get really emotionally involved in the TV shows that they love and I think that is fantastic. Of course they are going to have opinions. The other thing is that people project onto their television shows. They see a character and layer on many traits that are actually their own or their idea of what that character is.

I believe what makes great television is wanting to watch particular characters.

I feel like I share a great relationship with my audience where they trust my judgment and choice of films and sense of comedy.

I think it's really important to have good quality drama on TV.

For me, I believe comedy's about taking risks, taking chances, working in a safe environment where you're comfortable making a fool of yourself. It's so critical, especially in comedy, to just have all those right pieces in place.

The way I approach any role, whether it's comedy or drama, I like to look for the truth first. I think comedy for the sake of comedy wears dull pretty quickly. You have to ground the character in reality first and allow the audience to sympathize, emphasize and be more invested.

I'm very humble in terms of knowing that television is an extraordinary collaborative medium and that one person alone cannot make a great TV show.