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"Because good writing in a TV cartoon is so rare, I think the animation on The Simpsons is often overlooked."
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"We're waiting for the pendulum to swing back again, which I am absolutely confident it will."
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"Well, directing is doing the key drawings, not the key animation, mind you."
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"In animation, there's this exhilarating moment of discovery when you see the film and you say, Oh THAT'S what I was doing."
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"The days when you needed amazing Silicon Graphics machines to run animation software are gone now."
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"Animation scripts tend to be much more descriptive and are lighter on dialogue."
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"I think we have to bottom out. When the studios jump out of the ring, perhaps the artist can get back in."
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"Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive. This facility makes it the most versatile and explicit means of communication yet devised for quick mass appreciation."
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"You've got to be able to make animation for much less... Less is not the studio's way."
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"Because good writing in a TV cartoon is so rare, I think the animation on The Simpsons is often overlooked."
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"Yes, actually. Animation's a very easy thing to watch on tour."
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"Living creatively is really important to maintain throughout your life. And living creatively doesn't mean only artistic creativity, although that's part of it. It means being yourself, not just complying with the wishes of other people."
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"When The Simpsons came around, there really was nothing else like it on TV. It's hard to imagine, but when Fox first took the plunge with it, it was considered controversial to put animation on prime time."
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"It's a funny show. The characters are surprisingly likable, given how ugly they are. We've got this huge cast of characters that we can move around. And over the last few seasons, we've explored some of the secondary characters' personal lives a bit more."
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"Here's to alcohol: the cause of, and answer to, all of life's problems."
Life
"Since I was there in the very beginning, I know the history of the characters. So, I make comments about the tone and sometimes remind the writers that we've done that before."
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"Love is a perky elf dancing a merry little jig and then suddenly he turns on you with a miniature machine gun."
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"I don't know why I did it, I don't know why I enjoyed it, and I don't know why I will do it again."
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"Most TV shows don't reward you for paying attention."
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"When the authorities warn you of the dangers of having sex, there is an important lesson to be learned. Do not have sex with the authorities."
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"One of the things I would like to do is make up stories that I would have enjoyed when I was a kid. So, if I'm thinking about an audience, it's usually a younger version of myself."
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