The most oblivious people are often the happiest.

Life is challenging for everyone. If someone can believe that he's a sovereign in his tiny domain, it's just an adaptation to life.

I have no idea how it got so big. I was just trying to find something to do while I was living in Boulder, Colorado, which isn't really a funny town. There are a lot of smart people there, but comedy isn't at the forefront of their minds.

When people have no interest in a subject, it's very hard to get them to laugh about it.

I don't like that The Simpsons are spokespeople for Burger King and MasterCard and Butterfinger. In the first Gulf War, I was really upset that the Simpsons characters were being drawn on tanks and bombs. But those are things that I don't control.

It was peculiar to be standing so close to him. He's just a man, but still, what a thing to be Neil Armstrong!

Experience as much as you can and absorb a lot of reality. Otherwise, your writing will have the force of a Wiffle ball.