I think 'Family Guy' and 'American Dad' have definitely staked out their own style and territory, and now the accusations are coming that 'The Simpsons' is taking jokes from 'Family Guy.' And I can tell you, that ain't the case.

I know all those words, but that sentence makes no sense to me.

God often gives nuts to toothless people.

You just have to keep in mind that the important relationship is the relationship with the audience. That's what I try to do. Everything else is secondary.

I'm a fan of animation and so, the more stuff that doesn't look like the other stuff that's out there, I'm in favor.

Here's to alcohol: the cause of, and answer to, all of life's problems.

Back in high school, I wrote a novel about a character named Bart Simpson. I thought it was a very unusual name for a kid at the time. I had this idea of an angry father yelling "Bart," and Bart sounds kind of like bark - like a barking dog.