I've Turned Down Projects Based On Raunchiness

Hollywood Has Lost Touch With Their Audience A Long Time Ago.

It Was The Last Generation Of Writers [ The Cheers] That Had Grown Up Reading Books Instead Of Watching Tv. So You Weren't Getting Anything That Was Derivative Of I Love Lucy Or Happy Days. You Were Getting Real Characters [like Those] They Read In P.g. Wodehouse Or Dickens Or Somewhere Along The Line, Because They Had All Grown Up With A Love Of Literature.

You've Got To Write For Your Audience.

Really, Improv Is All About Creating For What's Around You, In The Moment, So It Fits In A Way That You Can't See The Seams. It's Like A Great Jazz Combo. I Still Do It.

I Come From Bridgeport, Connecticut And Have Friends I Grew Up With There.