Chuck Lorre

On his early childhood and influences; on his name change from Charles Levine to Chuck Lorre; on growing up in Long Island and working in his father's luncheonette; on inheriting his parents' sense of humor; on watching early television shows; on loving baseball as a kid and his early interest in music

On attending college at SUNY Potsdam; on being a guitar player and starting to write songs in the 1970s; on emulating Randy Newman in his songwriting; on his one hit song - "French Kissin' in the U.S.A"; on co-writing the theme song to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

On his transition to television - writing narration; on working for DIC Animation; on writing for the animated series Heathcliff; on what he learned from working in animation; on working for Marvel and on working for Jim Henson on Muppet Babies

On writing spec scripts for The Golden Girls, Miami Vice and the 1980's Twilight Zone; on his first non-animated scripts that got picked up - for Charles in Charge; on writing for My Two Dads; on pitching to Brandon Tartikoff; on abandoning an outline and doing his own script for My Two Dads

On writing for the then-number-one show in comedy, Roseanne

On how he approached writing for Roseanne; on writing a script for Two and a Half Men; on how the best humor doesn't have to be over the top or have a moral lesson; on storylines on Roseanne that came from his life; on working for Carsey/Warner; on specific episodes of the series - Halloween episodes and others

On leaving Roseanne and writing a failed pilot for Carsey/Warner; on creating Grace Under Fire starring comedian Brett Butler; on dealing with spousal abuse in a comedy; on the writers room on Grace Under Fire; on the benefits of collaborating with other writers; on creating Cybill starring Cybil Shepherd and Christine Baranski

On creating Cybill starring Cybill Shepherd and Christine Baranski; on co-creating Dharma and Greg with Dottie Zicklin; on his use of vanity cards at the end of shows; on Dharma & Greg going off the air; on the interactive pilot Nathan's Choice

On creating Two and a Half Men; on casting Charlie Sheen on Two and a Half Men; on the show's premise; on how Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction at the Superbowl changed things on Two and Half Men; on dealing with censorship; on the creative team of and typical production week on Two and a Half Men

On a production week on Two and a Half Men; on casting Jon Cryer, Angus T. Jones, Holland Taylor, and the rest of the cast of Two and a Half Men; on the original, unaired pilot; on being nominated for a GLAD award; on specific episodes; on the controversy on Two and Half Men in Season 8 and Charlie Sheen's departure from the show; on Ashton Kutcher replacing Charlie Sheen; on the crossover episode between Two and Half Men and CSI; on the future of the show

On co-creating The Big Bang Theory and the premise of the show; on shooting multi-camera shows; on the theme song to The Big Bang Theory; on the cast and the unaired pilot; on the appeal of the series; on working with Jim Parsons

On creating Mike and Molly; on Mike and Molly really being the story of Marty; on casting Melissa McCarthy; on balancing three shows at one time; on his relationship with CBS; on what he's learned about the business side of show business; on his signature style; on projects in development

On being inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 2012

On his advice to writers starting out; on the future of television; on highlights of his career; on where he'll be in ten years