A million years ago, when doing research about the world of municipal government, one thing that struck me is how often people's… — Michael Schur Copy Share Image
You should be nice to people because it's better to be nice to people than mean to people, not because you think… — Michael Schur Copy Share Image
People do things with terrible motivations and those motivations are selfish and self-interested and financially driven. — Michael Schur Copy Share Image
People think of taxes as money just being robbed from you. They don't consider the benefits of paying taxes. The benefits that… — Michael Schur Copy Share Image
Society is completely unreasonable. People want everything and want to pay for nothing. They panic if they think about their taxes being… — Michael Schur Copy Share Image
My main qualm about TV criticism has been when people review TV the way they review movies. They watch the pilot, and… — Michael Schur Copy Share Image
For storytelling purposes, there has to be conflict, but that doesn't mean the people have to be mean. I've never liked mean-spirited… — Michael Schur Copy Share Image
There's going to be a lot of people that don't like you, and there's nothing you can do about it. Instead of… — Michael Schur Copy Share Image
Despite the insanity of using whether you would want to have a beer with someone as a legitimate reason for voting for… — Michael Schur Copy Share Image
You can't achieve anything entirely by yourself. There's a support system that is a basic requirement of human existence. To be happy… — Michael Schur Copy Share Image
My favorite sitcom of all time is 'Cheers.' That's a perfect example of how, like, people made fun of Cliff, but you… — Michael Schur Copy Share Image
People don't seem to make the connection between their tax money and the benefits that they get from their tax money, like… — Michael Schur Copy Share Image
Every city, every town, every region in USA has these weird things - the way they pronounce words, or what they call… — Michael Schur Copy Share Image
With mockumentaries, the conceit is that the characters are being interviewed, so you can start a scene and cut to a character… — Michael Schur Copy Share Image
The news is a public service. It's a way to inform people of what's going on in their world. And when you… — Michael Schur Copy Share Image
It's all about media culture and people on television, and that feeling comfortable, friendly, or warm toward a candidate [in the elections]… — Michael Schur Copy Share Image
My favorite TV show of all time is 'The Wire,' which has the feeling of a project-based show. You draw in people… — Michael Schur Copy Share Image
As a viewer of TV shows, I always like shows more when I just feel like the people in charge have a… — Michael Schur Copy Share Image
I personally think the best ideas for TV shows - at least comedies - are very low-fi ideas. High concepts often sell pitches in… — Michael Schur Copy Share Image
You really don't settle on an idea until you're really sure it's the best idea. Then once you settle on it you commit to… — Michael Schur Copy Share Image
A million years ago, when doing research about the world of municipal government, one thing that struck me is how often people's job titles… — Michael Schur Copy Share Image
You should be nice to people because it's better to be nice to people than mean to people, not because you think there's something… — Michael Schur Copy Share Image
Sometimes you've got to just commit to the idea and press forward and trust that you made the right decision. — Michael Schur Copy Share Image
People do things with terrible motivations and those motivations are selfish and self-interested and financially driven. — Michael Schur Copy Share Image
I find Billy Eichner to be hilarious, though I also imagine that for many, a little goes a long way. Billy provides a kind… — Michael Schur Copy Share Image
I am of the opinion that there is more high-quality television being produced than at any time in the history of television. — Michael Schur Copy Share Image
People think of taxes as money just being robbed from you. They don't consider the benefits of paying taxes. The benefits that they get… — Michael Schur Copy Share Image
All of comedy at some level is trial-and-error, whether it's a stand-up trying out jokes or a comedy show trying stories. — Michael Schur Copy Share Image
