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People pull away from something if it's not of good taste. People lean into something if it's okay.

My mom would be leaving the house and she'd say, 'Don't you pull out all of the old dresses in the attic and put on a show again!' And the door would close, and that's exactly what I'd do. The...

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The first-time director thing is just another label somebody puts on you.

Only two things change when you get older: the energy in your voice and the time of night you feel it's appropriate to call someone. In your 20s, people call at 2 a.m. and yell, 'Are you up?' into the...

The second episode of any new show can be tough. You have about a week to top the well-crafted and polished pilot episode that was written over six months.

I try not to repeat a story. I try not to repeat an emotion. I want it to be all sort of new for the viewers and to challenge myself as a writer, so there's always pressure. What else can...

I really enjoy women and I totally understand and applaud the diversity that they have in terms of their emotions and intellects and vulnerability and strengths.

I'm happiest in an empty church. I love the smell of a church.

Every character when born is a stereotype.

The thing you can't let go of is gravity. The reality of gravity in writing. If someone says something really mean in a sitcom, and the next wave isn't a reaction to the reality of that, you start losing relatability....

People wince when something is in bad taste. They laugh when it's funny. If it's too dirty or wrong, they won't laugh. But if it's a big, dirty, smart, funny laugh, they love it.

The jokes I used to do on 'Sex and the City' were always comic character things, and they were rarely hard jokes. As soon as you go up in front of people, it demands laughter.

I love funny women. I love writing funny women characters.

Who's to say where funny stops and 'too far' starts?

With a live audience, it's very clear when you've pushed it too far to the edge - because you fall off that edge and hit bottom with a thud. Nothing abstract about that. You know you went too far when...

It seems a lot of straight men need a word coach or a lawyer when it comes to discussing 'Sex and the City.'

'Sex and the City' is about outsiders. Single girls as lepers, should have been married by now. It's the reason the whole thing took off.

Being a comedy writer gives you permission to be an outsider and poke fun at what people think about other people.

I think I would love a shot at remaking 'The Philadelphia Story,' as daunting as it is. I still think it's fantastic. I love the '30s comedies because they're allowed to be both comic and elegant, and the women are...

I love writing for women. The willingness to go from laughter to tears in a moment is the greatest palette you can paint with as a writer.

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