Mike O'Malley

“Cory Monteith was a great guy; Funny, deep, thoughtful, and hardworking. In real life, he was the coolest dude, generous, and a great friend to his pals.”

“I'm just trying to age as ungracefully as I can in front of the nation.”

“I'm just a football fan.”

“I can change a tire, but I couldn't change a fuse on the computer panel on my car.”

“I think what good television does well is that it shows characters evolving.”

“I will talk to anybody about 'Survivor's Remorse' because I'm proud of the show and the actors and directors and the entire crew. I just like doing the work, and I want people watching the show so we can make more.”

“Is there an actor who wouldn't want to sing on one of the top-rated shows in the country?”

“I don't think I would ever write and star in a show again.”

“I started writing because I wasn't getting the parts that I wanted.”

“It's always good to remind yourself of how awful people can be, even when they seem to be projecting kindness.”

“Politics isn't something that really interested me; I, of course, care about what's going on in the world, but so much of political discourse now is not necessarily about doing what's right.”

“I had always wanted to run my own show and focus solely on the writing, and that's what 'Survivor's Remorse' has been for me.”

“That's what I'm attracted to: how people face struggle - with humor - and how they handle tough situations in their lives and in conversations.”

“A lot of people give actors credit when they gain weight for a role in a drama when they win an Oscar, but when you're doing a sitcom, people don't give you a lot of credit, because you've got to keep your weight on for five or six years if it's successful.”

“There have been plenty of things that I've written that other people haven't cared about, but it hasn't stopped me from being a writer. So, I don't even think about other people. I'm just interested writing about human beings so if somebody calls and says, 'We'd like you to do it,' I'd say, 'That sounds like a cool idea.'”

“I think a family is the best way to open up the appeal of a show because everyone has a mother. Everyone has a father. Everyone has cousins or siblings. Everyone's trying to pursue their romantic ideals and their relationship ideals.”

“I'm just very interested in how we, as people, can live the right way.”

“For writers, you just have to have the ability to not restrict your imagination. Men can write about women; women can write about men. Straight people can write about gay people; gay people can write about straight people.”

“The reason I'm a writer is to understand other people and myself more. The reason I'm a writer is to dramatize stories about human beings so that it improves my life. So that's a very selfish thing.”

“There's a joy in acting that's not present in writing, but there's a gratification in writing and creating that you can't necessarily find in acting.”