Seth MacFarlane Quotes
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I hate people who say 'Just to play devil's advocate.'
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If something is shocking without being funny it's hard to justify.
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I don't smoke much pot anymore.
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Chris Elliott could read the phonebook and he's funny.
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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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You would not want me on your football team.
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I'm the guy in the crowd making fun of the hero's shirt.
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Every woman's innate ability to let anything go.
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Evolution doesn't care whether you believe in it or not, no more than gravity does. I want to rekindle excitement over what we've achieved as a species with the space program. We can't afford to regress back to the days of superstition.
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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 can't believe I am hosting the Oscars. It's an honor everyone else said no.
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Nobody sets out to offend or shock for the sake of shocking. You set out to get laughs.
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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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Character I want to be: "Blunt Talk's".
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I did a lot of theater when I was in high school and college. I also did stand-up in college, so it was always part of what I did.
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There are people on staff who have made that point, that the upside to a second Bush term is that it makes 'American Dad' work better. To me, the price is too high. I would gladly give up the comedy to have a President Kerry. But you work with what you have.
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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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There are times when I'm under the weather and the corporate machine tries to put me in the recording booth anyway. It's always up to me to say, 'Guys, listen to me, listen to what I sound like. I'm not myself.'
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Believe it or not, I have about the same success rate as anyone else. Sometimes you hit, sometimes you miss.
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Some of those more out-there jokes were written in the wee hours of the morning. Somehow, they remained funny the next day.
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I'm one of the few people in Hollywood who actually had a good childhood.
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I love the English. My God, they brought us 'Benny Hill,' 'Monty Python,' 'The Office,' Neville Chamberlain.
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If I were to do a musical, I think I would rather make a film musical.
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When you are in a room and your job is to write jokes 10 hours a day, your mind starts going to strange places.