Ah, sweet pity. Where would my love life be without it?

Me fail English? That's unpossible.

When The Simpsons came around, there really was nothing else like it on TV. It's hard to imagine, but when Fox first took the plunge with it, it was considered controversial to put animation on prime time.

When I look at the smiles on all the children's faces...I just know they're about to jab me with something.

I thought I was going to make crazy cartoons for the rest of my life. I didn't think I'd ever get paid for it, didn't think I drew well enough, but I knew it made me happy.

Everybody doesn't have to get every joke. People really appreciate not being condescended to.

Anxiety and hostility seem to be a great part of good and bad humor. Examining humor too closely does seem to destroy it.