"As an artist and a songwriter myself, I like to feel connected to modern culture and watch how sounds change."

“My God, how badly one calculates in this world! ... Let us leave off calculating on anything but death -- it is the only certainty.”

Source : Eugénie de Guérin (1866). “Letters of Eugénie de Guérin”, p.273

“Oh, my only - if I had one frustration in being on 'West Wing' is I wasn't on it enough, because I was in and out.”

“A dead end can never be a one way street; you can always turn around and take another road.”

“The young generation has a different curiosity that is more visual.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“The only way you can write the truth is to assume that what you set down will never be read.”

“Things that make me laugh range from a wonderful stand-up like Jerry Seinfeld, Louis C.K. and Chris Rock to my son Gabe, who does great improv work. I also look backwards to the great comedic actors like Jackie Gleason, Paul Lynde and Phil Silvers.”

Source : "Jason Alexander: George Costanza gets his hair back". Interview with Erica Rivera, www.startribune.com. January 23, 2014.

“If you change a character too much, the audience falls out of love with the character, but characters need to evolve and grow over the years.”

“Television is the third parent.”