From Tim Conway to Joe Jonas, Hot in Cleveland was blessed with amazing guest stars in our debut season - and our second season is shaping up to be a blockbuster: Mary Tyler Moore, Melanie Griffith, Bonnie Franklin, Jon Lovitz. I wanted to figure out a way to capture the memories of working with these great actors, so I've started having them sign our script covers.

Yes, I'm asking them for their autographs.

I was so scared to have Mary Tyler Moore sign my script for me, but I took a breath and just walked up to her and said, "Hi Mary, can you sign my script?"

She wrote a very sweet note to me. Melanie Griffith was so gracious about it. Wayne Knight wrote on a tiny corner of the script - and when I asked him why, he said it was because he thought he needed to save room for others - so I just had him sign another one. I started this tradition a little later into production, so I went back and had Carl Reiner sign an old script. 

Of all the guest stars we've had on the show, I forgot to have Bonnie sign a script. Can you believe it? I worked with her for years on One Day at a Time, and here we are together again, and I didn't get her autograph for Hot in Cleveland!

Usually, I'm on the other side of this transaction with a fan asking me for my autograph, and I'm happy to oblige, if I can. But asking can be a little nerve-wracking, so here's what I've learned from my script project.

First, I'm just like any fan - I want people I admire to sign a memento of the occasion. So, I take a breath to calm my nerves. Then I'll smile and just ask: "Could you sign this for me please?" Most actors will say "Absolutely!"

I don't want to infringe on personal time - like if they're having dinner with family and friends, I wouldn't approach them, and I certainly won't stare because that would make me uncomfortable. It's basic manners not to interrupt a conversation, obviously. But if we're on set and we've wrapped up our work, it's a very easy request to make. Just wait for a break, take a breath, smile and ask! What's the worst that could happen?

Because of all these amazing people I've been fortunate to work with this year, I knew I had to save these memories. Each of our Hot in Cleveland scripts is a different color, so my plan is to have each autographed script-cover signed and framed to hang in my office. I'll have a rainbow of different memories surrounding me as a work - and all it took was asking a simple question: Can I have your autograph?