My standard comment is, If you don't want your kids to be like Bart Simpson, don't act like Homer Simpson.

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.

How is education supposed to make me feel smarter? Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain. Remember when I took that home winemaking course, and I forgot how to drive?

Science fiction and comedy are generally a pretty bumpy mix.

My standard comment is, If you don't want your kids to be like Bart Simpson, don't act like Homer Simpson.

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.

When you're as important as I am, getting your feelings hurt by me is almost an honor.