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.

With any half-hour comedy, it kind of takes on its own life and finds itself.

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 had - I was pretty hell bent on getting into the cartoon business specifically as an artist from the get-go.

I think at times I read too much of my own press. I wish I was better at taking in how great my life is, but that's surprisingly elusive. I tend to be very hard on myself and insecure about failing no matter what happens.

When 'Family Guy' started, we wanted to make it more like a sitcom. And there was very little music.