Quotes About Humor

With 'The Simpsons,' people didn't know what they were gonna see. They didn't have a clue.

You look at shows like The Simpsons or Larry Sanders or Curb Your Enthusiasm or Seinfeld, they're really sophisticated shows that we all love back home.

I loved 'The Simpsons' because it didn't talk down to its audience.

Clearly when there is a character based on you on 'South Park' or 'The Simpsons,' that is something that sticks with you for the rest of your career. But I'm fine with that.

With The Simpsons you can go back to work with a keen heart.

I think the No. 1 lesson I learned from 'The Simpsons' was just that animation could be as funny as live-action. That animation could be funnier than live-action. That animation didn't have to just be for kids.

Is there a sharper commentary on American culture and the world than The Simpsons?

'The Simpsons' is an especially collaborative show.

'Monty Python' and 'The Simpsons' have ruined comedy for writers for the rest of our lives.

I'm always watching old episodes of 'The Golden Girls' or 'The Simpsons.'

I'll tell you what 'The Simpsons' is really good at. They'll describe something, you don't see it, and it's funnier when you describe it.

'The Simpsons' was about children and married parents; 'Futurama' is about people in between; they're growing up and haven't settled down. Every other cartoon show seemed to be, you know, dumb dad, bratty kids.

'The Simpsons' basically - and 'Futurama' - are really smart shows. They're kind of disguised as these goofy animated sitcoms, but the references within the shows, if you're paying attention, are pretty smart and pretty sophisticated.

Are the Simpsons cool? They are, and that is crude 2D animation.

I've never seen 'The Simpsons.'

Look, I'm 40, I'm single, and I work in musical theater - you do the math!

I wore goofy hats to school and did musical theater. Most people thought I was a dork. But if you have a sense of humor about it, no one can bring you down.

Laughter is binary: It either happens or it doesn't. As each joke arrives in the course of a film, the cavernous space of the theater is either filled with joy and laughter or with the quiet of cringing embarrassment. Every time you step to the plate to make a joke, you're going to experience one or the other.

Latinos, Asians, African-Americans, women - we're all trying to find our place in this world of cinema and television and theater. And the great thing with comedy is that most of the time, you could be orange. It doesn't matter, as long you're funny.

I love making people laugh. It's an addiction and it's probably dysfunctional, but I am addicted to it and there's no greater pleasure for me than sitting in a theater and feeling a lot of people losing control of themselves.

You go to a theater now and you literally see parents watching the movie and they suddenly cover their kid's ears. I figured I'd make one movie where they didn't have to do this.

I would play hooky from school and spend all day in the movie theaters. Consequently, I learned satire in all its subtle forms.

The way the world is, I think a silly evening in the theatre is a good thing, to take our minds off terror.

You should always ask for a refund at the theatre, apart from my shows, of course, where I won't be handing out any refunds.