The world ends when I die. And as far as I'm concerned, the rest of the universe might as well call it a day too.

'The Simpsons' is an especially collaborative show.

Basically, everything I try to do is to present an alternative to what somebody else is doing.

I was very disturbed when Jesus found a demon in a guy, and he put the demon in a herd of pigs, then sent them off a cliff. What did the pigs do? I could never figure that out. It just seemed very un-Christian. Technically, I'm an agnostic, but I definitely believe in hell -- especially after watching the fall TV schedule.

I went to Bali, and I was in a small village, and somebody who was with me showed a woman a little figurine of Bart and asked: 'Do you know who this is?' And she said: 'Mickey Mouse.'

You can't keep blaming yourself. Just blame yourself once, and move on." Homer Simpson

We've been running a little behind schedule. But only by about 15 years or so.