Seth MacFarlane Quotes
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Whoever invented spray cheese had to have been a Harvard guy.
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The problem with the cable networks is the lack of money, not from personal income but as far as show budget.
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You break the story first, and then you go into the specifics.
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I'm from Connecticut, and we don't have any dialects. Well, I don't think we have any dialects, and yeah, it's very complex. That Rhode Island/Massachusetts New England region is arguably the hardest dialect to nail.
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If something sticks around long enough that it makes it to seasonal D.V.D. release, I'll watch it. That's how I watched 'The Sopranos'.
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I don't gravitate toward any particular genre. I like to do things that interest me, regardless of genre. I've had a blast doing Cosmos, and I'm said that it's coming to an end. I would like to do something else like that.
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Even if you know a character really well, there's no formula for what jokes will work and what won't.
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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 believe in, as George Carlin puts it, 'the invisible man living in the sky'
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I distrust all television doctors.
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I still do a lot of drawing on a daily basis.
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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.
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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.
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With R-rated movie you're not dealing with the restrictions imposed by the FCC. They're self-imposed. In a way, that does make it harder. You actually have to think about it, as opposed to just taking for granted that you're not going to be able to do this.
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When 'Family Guy' started, we wanted to make it more like a sitcom. And there was very little music.
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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 they would. It was more like voice acting than I thought it would be. You're using your whole body and there are things that are different, but when you are doing a character, even in the booth, nobody is watching but my face will do different things when I do different characters.
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The only reason we die, is because we accept death as an inevitability.
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If something is shocking without being funny it's hard to justify.
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I can't believe I am hosting the Oscars. It's an honor everyone else said no.
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The two symbols of the Republican party: an elephant and a big fat white guy who's threatened by change.
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The worst thing to happen at the Oscars would be if nothing happened. You want something unscripted, something to riff on, something kinda out there.
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The good thing about Broadway is that you don't have to worry about an airdate. It gets done when it gets done.
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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.
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Obviously I'm a big fan of 'South Park,' but it gets tiring at times when there's so much of it.
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I wrote on a show called Johnny Bravo when I was at Hanna-Barbera and he guest-starred as himself.