When You Get Into The Series, The

I Think “the Book Of Mormon” Has Made That Difference In Its Field. It Changed The Game. It’s Something That 20 Years From Now People Will Still Be Talking About, Hopefully. That’s My Goal As An Artist, As A Creator, As A Work For Hire, Is To Choose Projects That Make People Think, Make People Talk, And Make People Interested In Having A Dialogue.

I Do Have A Dirty Sense Of Humor.

I Met Jon Lovett, Who Was Just Coming Off Of Three Years Of Being A Presidential Speech Writer And Had Just Arrived Here To Be A Comedy Writer In Hollywood. I Thought He Was Super Green, In Terms Of This World, But He Knows So Much About The World That We're Attempting To Write About.

When You Get Into The Series, The Progression Is Much Different. You Actually Have Breathing Room And The Chance To Sit Down With Each Actor, Which Was A Part Of Our Process, To Talk To Them About Their Pasts.

Coming Off Of 'book Of Mormon,' I Had A Lot Of Opportunities. I Didn't Want To Do Tv, Actually. I Really Wanted To Get Paid Nothing And Keep Doing Theater At All Costs.