Throughout My Teens, I Just

The Awards World Can Be Ridiculous, But I'm Not One To Bash It. I Love Awards! When I've Been Nominated For Emmys And When I Won My Dga Award, I Couldn't Have Been Happier. I Always Liked Getting A Gold Star In Class.

I Love Funny People, And When I'm With Funny People, Or People Who Are Amusing In Their Weirdness, I Love It. Because That To Me Is Funny, As Opposed To Someone Who Stops And Says, 'hey Let Me Tell You A Joke.'

If Some Magic Thing Happens, And Everybody Goes Completely Nuts, And Does Something We Never Thought Of, The Cameras Catch Everything. That Comes From Having Camera People Who Are Almost Like Actors And Writers Themselves.

The Dueling Maturity Levels In High School Is Such A Source Of Comedy To Me. I Was Always Such A Late Developer. I Was Last To Walk. I Was Last To Ride A Bike. I Was Last To Have Sex. That's Why It's Fun To Portray One Side Of Your Childhood Onscreen.

What I Do As A Director Is Really Create A Safe Environment That Everyone Can Feel Very Comfortable In And Experiment Within So That They Don't Hold Back Anything. You Never Ever Want Someone To Go, 'oh I Shouldn't Have Done That.' There Isn't Anything You Shouldn't Try. If It's Terrible, Who Cares?