I like my beer cold, my TV loud, and my homosexuals flaming.

I personally like the idea of newspapers. It's a good format. You can read it in whatever order you want. You can glance at it. There is something about a single screen and scrolling through pages that just doesn't have the same appeal.

I didn't lie, I was writing fiction with my mouth.

'The Simpsons' is about alienation and the ambivalence of living with a family who you love but who drive you completely crazy.

I've been deadline-driven for my whole grown-up life, and that hasn't gone away. It is nice to be able to reflect about the big picture, about what kind of stories you want to tell, and how to take advantage of success.

Love is a perky elf dancing a merry little jig and then suddenly he turns on you with a miniature machine gun.

If something is too hard to do, then it's not worth doing. You just stick that guitar in the closet next to your shortwave radio, your karate outfit and your unicycle and we'll go inside and watch TV.