I always say that 'Futurama' is real, and 'The Simpsons' is fiction.

Our solution on 'The Simpsons' is to do jokes that people who have an education, or some frame of reference, can get. And for the ones who don't, it doesn't matter, because we have Homer banging his head and saying, 'D'oh!'

Being a good embalmer is a thankless job.

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.

Nihilism in American comedy came along way before 'The Simpsons.' There was a fairly nihilistic point of view to 'Saturday Night Live,' for instance, back in the beginning, and a lot of really dark comedy had a really anti-sentimental take on life.

If God didn't want us to eat cows, why are they made out of meat?

Son, if you really want something in life, you have to work for it. Now quiet, they're about to announce the lottery numbers.