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.

I love the idea that we put in jokes the kids don't get. And that later, when they grow up and read a few books and go to college and watch the show again, they can get it on a completely different level.

Lisa: 'Do we have any food that wasn't brutally slaughtered?' Homer: 'Well, I think the veal died of loneliness.'

When will I learn? The answers to life's problems aren't at the bottom of a bottle. They're on TV!

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

A lot of our writers, like Conan O'Brien, moved on to other things.

Actually, I've been working on a plan. During the exam, I'll hide under some coats, and hope that somehow everything will work out.