My ambition is to not embarrass myself--which, if you know me, is a pretty serious ambition..

I always fear that when I really impose my will on something, the universe is gonna punish me..

David Foster Wallace: I think one of the insidious lessons about TV is the meta-lesson that you’re dumb. This is all you can do. This is easy, and yo….

And I think that the ultimate way you and I get lucky is if you have some success early in life, you get to find out early it doesn't mean anything. ….