I always enjoyed writing. I did playlets in high school, I did radio shows in college. That's one of the reasons I went down to Second City, because you could do acting and writing.

After years of doing it, you learn the difference between your ego and your opinion. When you're married you have to cut through that.

The Simpsons take up so little time that I'm able to do other things as well.

I've made a kind of pact with myself where I said, It doesn't matter what it is as long as I'm acting.

Beer. Now there's a temporary solution!

To many, Homer may appear lazy and a loser, but he's just much misguided. He's boorish, sure, but well meaning and, I guess, the one thing we have in common is the pursuit of lousy diets.

It's the weirdest thing. When you go into acting, you expect to be a huge star and to be recognized. It did happen, but not in the way you expect it to. In L.A., I'm just another character actor.