Nell Scovell

I turned 40, and things started to go south.

— Nell Scovell

I loved working on 'Murphy Brown,' and I loved working on 'Monk.'

— Nell Scovell

Give me a rock, and I will roll it.

— Nell Scovell

I'm both an insider and an outsider.

— Nell Scovell

I think I'm funnier in my writing than in person.

— Nell Scovell

For me, TV had always been a medium for entertainment.

— Nell Scovell

Even when powerful men stumble, they inspire fear.

— Nell Scovell

I'm such an admirer of Wendy Davis.

— Nell Scovell

I think empathy is undervalued in a lot of these comedy writers' rooms.

— Nell Scovell

Misogyny - and racism - are 'hidden in plain sight,' and the burden of eliminating them should fall on the institutions, not…

— Nell Scovell

Retaining a child-like sense of wonder is a boon for creative types like Steven Spielberg and J. K. Rowling.

— Nell Scovell

Writing is not what you start. It's not even what you finish. It's what you start, finish, and put out there for…

— Nell Scovell

The average career span for a TV writer is 11 years. The only other thing I could find that had the same…

— Nell Scovell

One of the great things about being in entertainment is you have access to the media. People pay attention to you.

— Nell Scovell

Broad City's first season is full of moments that are insane... and yet make total sense.

— Nell Scovell

At 26, I was single, living in Manhattan, and working as a journalist at 'Vanity Fair.' I was Carrie Bradshaw... in sensible…

— Nell Scovell

For thirty years, I've been hearing that it's getting better for women. And until I see statistical proof over enough years that…

— Nell Scovell

Howard Dean is no longer the brilliant mastermind of the Fifty State Strategy that enabled the Democrats to storm the White House…

— Nell Scovell

One of the greatest benefits to come out of 'Lean In' was convincing women to help and support other women - not…

— Nell Scovell

I realize that 'hire qualified women!' is the sort of outraged demand that's often met with a sigh. No one disagrees, and…

— Nell Scovell

Early on in my career, I was often the only woman in the room, writing for shows like 'Late Night with David…

— Nell Scovell

Studies do show that in hierarchical structures, you do get more harassment. There's more power concentrated at the top, which means there's…

— Nell Scovell

Garry Shandling's stand-up specials were masterpieces of tightly crafted stories that delivered both hard jokes and hard truths. He was neurotic and…

— Nell Scovell

In TV, you look to make characters consistent, but in real life, we're not consistent. Sometimes we're brave, and sometimes we're not.…

— Nell Scovell

When blue-eyed Donald Trump married hazel-eyed Ivana Zelnickova, he probably figured his broad-shouldered DNA would dominate her girly alleles. But genetics played…

— Nell Scovell

My first joke that ever aired on 'Late Night' was for a list of 'Top 10 Least Popular Summer Camps.' My contribution…

— Nell Scovell

I'm on the board of the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, which is run by Dr. Stacy Smith - she conceived of the inclusion…

— Nell Scovell

I think, in all fields, there's this motherhood pay penalty where, the second you become a mother - and this is true…

— Nell Scovell

In March 2010, I attended an art opening for Kimberly Brooks's show 'The Stylist Project' in Los Angeles. It was a starry…

— Nell Scovell

The Pulitzer Prize was established when Joseph Pulitzer died in 1911, leaving a bequest to create the eponymous award. An immigrant from…

— Nell Scovell

An executive producer with an all-male writing staff once inadvertently revealed his deep, dark fear. While discussing a full-time position for me,…

— Nell Scovell

In Hollywood, you kind of trick yourself into feeling like you have impact.

— Nell Scovell

By June 1990, I'd racked up 'written by' credits on both 'Newhart' and 'The Simpsons.'

— Nell Scovell

The vocabulary of my cynical world doesn't allow me to explain the success of 'Lean In.'

— Nell Scovell

People say, 'Dress for the job you want,' and since I wanted a job that guys had, I dressed like a guy.

— Nell Scovell

My criticisms of late-night TV blew up some old friendships and sparked some new ones.

— Nell Scovell

The desire to keep doing what we love supersedes the desire to penalize bad behavior.

— Nell Scovell

Trump Tower is no ordinary property: It is the jewel in Donald Trump's brass crown.

— Nell Scovell

Arts are a luxury, proof that a civilization has risen above 'politics and war.'

— Nell Scovell

Making someone laugh is the simplest, most basic positive human connection.

— Nell Scovell