Mike O'Malley

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

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.

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

A lot of times in television, it's incredibly rushed, and you're just trying to get the pace.

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

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.

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.

I took my job for Nickelodeon very seriously, and back then, it wasn't certainly as big of a network as it is now, culturally, and people my age didn't know much about it. But I loved my time there. I really put everything I had into doing 'Guts,' and it actually taught me a lot about how to work really hard.