People go into cartooning because they're shy and they're angry. That's when you're sitting in the back of a classroom drawing the teacher.

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

Masturbation is nothing to be ashamed of. It's nothing to be particularly proud of, either.

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.

America's health care system is second only to Japan, Canada, Sweden, Great Britain, well ... all of Europe. But you can thank your lucky starts we don't live in Paraguay!

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

I have less to do with 'The Simpsons' every season, but I stick my nose in here and there. Basically, it's just trying to keep the characters consistent and making sure the show has a soul.