Quotes from Dan Harmon

Class clowns are never allowed to date anybody decent, but you don't get beaten up, you're invited to parties, and everybody likes you.

There's the same percentage of genius happening in both genders, but there's less women writing scripts and out there looking for the job.

The public's perception of your show is what it is, and you don't get to complain how people perceive your show or talk about it.

I really like performing for people.

I feel like I am a good person and a professional, very able leader of men.

Wake up in the morning and say, 'I refuse to be a hack,' and see what happens by the end of the day.

My cat brought me a toy. I thanked her and threw it. She sat there gave me a look that made me realize people and dogs are the crazy ones.

I walk with God, and He protects me. That may very well be true. I don't mean to make that sound like a joke, in case He is in charge.

Good writers hate bad writing but hating bad writing doesn't make you good. Writing badly does.

I've discovered a new video game called owning my home.

Storytelling comes naturally to humans, but since we live in an unnatural world, we sometimes need a little help doing what we'd naturally do.

Everyone knows that there are more people watching any given show than is being registered by the Nielsen system.

Eight o'clock is hard no matter what network you're on because people have to make a decision to sit down and start watching TV. Every other time slot is a time slot that happens after someone's watching something else.

I'm always trying to gain and keep the audience's respect. I always want them to know that the show doesn't think they're stupid for watching.

Emotionally, shows like 'Cheers' and 'Taxi' were classic sitcoms when I was growing up.

Pretty sad. Pretty lonely. But that's how I prefer it? I quess? I guess. It's a good guess. It's the best quess ever.

Don't be so hard on yourself, don't put pressure on yourself, life is just a chain of experiments and results, and you'll be perfect when you're dead.

Television is a populous, derivative, democratic medium.

I feel like my life has always been the 'Hey Look at Me Show.' I'm not apologetic about that.

I think that casting is probably the most important thing in television production.

I was raised on NBC television.

I'm from Wisconsin so I always feel a little nauseous about begging and trying to trick people into liking me.

Technology changes the medium. I grew up on watching a box in my living room that made my parents happy. After something is gone, the dust will settle and I'll see what's next.

Once upon a time, something happened, and it was better than something not happening. The end.