I Was Sick Of Playing High-school Kids.

Apparently Sodapop Curtis Said "gnarly," And Chris Traeger Said "literally." Every Decade I Have A Favorite Phrase I Can't Stop With.

There's An Argument That Maybe [the Grinder] Was Better Suited For Streaming Or Cable. I Don't Know. I Still Like To Think There's A Place For Smart, Subversive, Original Comedies On Networks.

I Have A Lot Of Great Memories, But I Can't Imagine Anything More Exciting Than The Life I Have Now.

[on "john F. Kennedy" Set] Everybody Was Very Interested In The Accent. Even My Collaborators Were Very Curious To Know If I Was Even Going To Do It. And I Was, Like, "you Just Can't Not Do It." I Think Everybody Was Worried That It Was Going To Sound Like The Guy From... Is It The Simpsons?

We Knew We Were Doing Something That Would Make An Impact, Because Of Francis [ford Coppola], But I Don't Think We Were Surprised By How Well The Movie [the Outsiders] Did, But I Think We Would All Say We Were Surprised At How Well We All Did Coming Out Of It.