Michael Patrick King

'Sex and The City' was made to correct the myth that if you were single at a certain age, you were a…

— Michael Patrick King

The second episode of any new show can be tough. You have about a week to top the well-crafted and polished pilot…

— Michael Patrick King

I think I would love a shot at remaking 'The Philadelphia Story,' as daunting as it is. I still think it's fantastic.…

— Michael Patrick King

People wince when something is in bad taste. They laugh when it's funny. If it's too dirty or wrong, they won't laugh.…

— Michael Patrick King

Let there be no mistake. A gay man alone could never begin to replicate the inner workings of the female mind.

— Michael Patrick King

People pull away from something if it's not of good taste. People lean into something if it's okay.

— Michael Patrick King

Who's to say where funny stops and 'too far' starts?

— Michael Patrick King

I really enjoy women and I totally understand and applaud the diversity that they have in terms of their emotions and intellects…

— Michael Patrick King

I'm happiest in an empty church. I love the smell of a church.

— Michael Patrick King

If I talk to a woman for more than five minutes I can tell you exactly whether she's an Aidan girl or…

— Michael Patrick King

The jokes I used to do on 'Sex and the City' were always comic character things, and they were rarely hard jokes.…

— Michael Patrick King

I always like a good math solution to any love problem.

— Michael Patrick King

With a live audience, it's very clear when you've pushed it too far to the edge - because you fall off that…

— Michael Patrick King

My mom would be leaving the house and she'd say, 'Don't you pull out all of the old dresses in the attic…

— Michael Patrick King

I love writing for women. The willingness to go from laughter to tears in a moment is the greatest palette you can…

— Michael Patrick King

Every character when born is a stereotype.

— Michael Patrick King

I love funny women. I love writing funny women characters.

— Michael Patrick King

That's the thing about needs. Sometimes when you get them met, you don't need them anymore.

— Michael Patrick King

It seems a lot of straight men need a word coach or a lawyer when it comes to discussing 'Sex and the…

— Michael Patrick King

Maybe our mistakes are what make our fate. Without them, what would shape our lives? Perhaps, if we never veered off course,…

— Michael Patrick King

My female writers have always been my backbone. I had a writing room of six women for five years so I know…

— Michael Patrick King

Being a comedy writer gives you permission to be an outsider and poke fun at what people think about other people.

— Michael Patrick King

The thing you can't let go of is gravity. The reality of gravity in writing. If someone says something really mean in…

— Michael Patrick King

Only two things change when you get older: the energy in your voice and the time of night you feel it's appropriate…

— Michael Patrick King

Here's what happens - you create something in the moment that you feel will be good, and then... people's reactions to it…

— Michael Patrick King