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 s….

The success of The Simpsons really opened doors. It showed that if you were working in animation you didn't necessarily have to be working in kids' t….

'Family Guy' has this weird thing of attracting people. People either hate it or can't get enough of it. There's really no one in between..

There were two things that became apparent, pretty quickly into the process. One was that the muscles didn't take as much reconditioning as I thought….

Sarah Palin is very pro-life of course, unless the life is that of an Iraqi civilian or a wolf running frantically from a roaring helicopter while be….

You gotta keep the funny intact..

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

What makes me happy is just keeping my brain challenged and stimulated and on its toes..

The only problem is time..

The only reason we die, is because we accept death as an inevitability..

The two symbols of the Republican party: an elephant and a big fat white guy who's threatened by change..

Evolution doesn't care whether you believe in it or not, no more than gravity does. I want to rekindle excitement over what we've achieved as a speci….

There have to be people who are vocal about the advancement of knowledge over faith..

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..

When you are in a room and your job is to write jokes 10 hours a day, your mind starts going to strange places..

Believe it or not, I have about the same success rate as anyone else. Sometimes you hit, sometimes you miss..

I tend to lean more towards the Westerns of the 40s and 50s as opposed to the 60s and 70s. They get a little too drab for me when you get into the Sp….

I do not believe in God. I'm an atheist. I consider myself a critical thinker, and it fascinates me that in the 21st century most people still believ….

If something is shocking without being funny it's hard to justify..

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