When authorities warn you of the sinfulness of sex, there is an important lesson to be learned. Do not have sex with the authorities.

Being a good embalmer is a thankless job.

My standard comment is, If you don't want your kids to be like Bart Simpson, don't act like Homer Simpson.

With 'Futurama,' I was just worried that somebody would beat us to it; it seemed so obvious that there should be an animated science fiction show set in the future. And one of the reasons why it's not, I learned, is that it's really, really difficult.

If people only knew how much I secretly hated them, they'd love me for holding it in.

Of course I’ve gone mad with power! Have you ever tried going mad without power? It’s boring and no one listens to you! — Russ Cargill

The amazing thing about Freak Out! was that there was nothing quite like it in rock 'n roll at the time. It was really simultaneously crude and ugly, and incredibly sophisticated. The Beatles were funny, but there was nothing with the kind of sneer that you could feel in the music of Frank Zappa.