A Lot Of Our Writers, Like Conan

I Would Prefer To Listen To A French Classical Composer Like Olivier Messiaen Than To The Pop Hits Of The Day.

The World Ends When I Die. And As Far As I'm Concerned, The Rest Of The Universe Might As Well Call It A Day Too.

I Grew Up Completely Overwhelmed By Tv, And Part Of The Reason Why I Have Gone Into Television Is As A Way To Justify To Myself All Those Wasted Hours Of Watching Tv As A Kid. I Can Now Look Back And Say, 'oh, That Was Research.'

I've Been Deadline-driven For My Whole Grown-up Life, And That Hasn't Gone Away. It Is Nice To Be Able To Reflect About The Big Picture, About What Kind Of Stories You Want To Tell, And How To Take Advantage Of Success.

The Amazing Thing About Freak Out! Was That There Was Nothing Quite Like It In Rock 'n Roll At The Time. It Was Really Simultaneously Crude And Ugly, And Incredibly Sophisticated. The Beatles Were Funny, But There Was Nothing With The Kind Of Sneer That You Could Feel In The Music Of Frank Zappa.