I am one of those people who thrive on deadlines. Nothing brings on inspiration more readily than desperation.

I would come back to public school for usually about half the year. It was actually better for me to be out of school a lot, because I was two years younger than everybody, which is a bad situation, socially.

The Simpsons will end as soon as Fox is able to find an 8 p.m. comedy hit to replace it - so I give us another 50 years.

I've got an odd, negative bond with C. Montgomery Burns. He reminds a lot of people of bosses they've worked for. He certainly reminds me of someone I'm working for.

Privilege has its own way of seeing the world. It's not about the kind of people they are; it's about the situation they're in.

You know, radio was a really easy way to do the shows. You'd come in, do a read-through, there'd be a few rehearsals, then you'd come the night of the show and do it in front of the audience and then go home.

For a guy who is always banging on about the masculine virtues, Nixon had this remarkable proclivity for very dainty gestures.