“ 'American Dad' is, by its nature, much more political. ”

“ I have a car that I like - an Aston Martin - for Sunday drives in the country. ”

“ The way Disney characters move, they're very kind of slow and fluid and flowing one pose kind of eases into the next. If you look at a show like 'The Simpsons' and subsequently a show like 'Family Guy' - the characters will jerk from pose to pose a lot, a bit more snappy. Which sort of goes along with the writing tone of the show. ”

“ Everybody in my family had a real sick, twisted sense of humor. Most of the jokes we make in our house, we would just never even dream of making anywhere else. Just sick, horrible stuff. That wasn't anything new to college. ”

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

“ I always thought it would be funny to have the Parents Television Council write an episode of 'Family Guy' and give them full creative control. Then see how good the episode is. That's something we've actually discussed in the writers' room. We haven't proposed it yet, but if somebody from the PTC reads this, it might be worth discussing. ”

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

“ Science has become politicized, and that's an embarrassment. ”

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

“ 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' television. ”