Seth MacFarlane Quotes
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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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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'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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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 street, and if you'd crossed the street two minutes later, you'd have been hit by a car, but you'd never know it. I'm sure that kind of stuff happens all the time.
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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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'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.
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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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I still do a lot of drawing on a daily basis.
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I distrust all television doctors.
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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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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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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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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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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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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 two symbols of the Republican party: an elephant and a big fat white guy who's threatened by change.
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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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If something is shocking without being funny it's hard to justify.
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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.
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I'm the guy in the crowd making fun of the hero's shirt.
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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.