Some of those more out-there jokes were written in the wee hours of the morning. Somehow, they remained funny the next day.

Even if you know a character really well, there's no formula for what jokes will work and what won't.

I was a huge 'Star Trek' fan. I loved the 'Twilight Zone' growing up. In the future, I hope to create some thoughtful, sci-fi drama.

Nobody sets out to offend or shock for the sake of shocking. You set out to get laughs.

I'm not a fatalist. I'm not a religious person. I'm sure there are close calls that we're not even aware of hundreds of times a year. You cross the street, and if you'd crossed the street two minutes later, you'd have been hit by a car, but you'd never know it. I'm sure that kind of stuff happens all the time.

We never really tried to shock for shock's sake on 'Family Guy.' If something was horribly offensive and shocking we would put it in if it was also hysterically funny.

Adults acting like children and children acting like adults is generally a pretty reliable comic device.