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Too many writers get stuck in the trap of writing what they think is funny and not considering who they are writing it for.

If somebody is not on the same page with me humor wise, I can't give them that.

I think writers have become hypnotised by the number of jokes on the page at the expense of character.

People, when they talk or write about comedy, they don't really get it.

If you're a studio writer, the funny better be on the page.

When I'm with other people who inspire my silliness or sense of humor, I'm funny. When I sit down to write, it's hard not to be funny.

The comedian can put the punchline out there, but it's the audience that receives it - and has to get it.

If you record the world honestly, there's no way people can stop being funny. A lot of fiction writing doesn't get that idea, as if to acknowledge it would trivialize the story or trivialize human nature, when in fact human nature is reduced and falsified if the comic aspects are not included.

It's not about trying to be funny all the time. It's more of a document that hopefully is funny.

They're just jokes, people. They can't all be funny.