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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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"Animation scripts tend to be much more descriptive and are lighter on dialogue."
"Animation did not become the dominant form of children's television until the '60s."
"So many plays with magic in them that would be a terrific invitation to an imaginative animation team."
"The best way for a beginner to write for animation is to closely watch animated films, then read the screenplays for them afterwards."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"Everybody doesn't have to get every joke. People really appreciate not being condescended to."
"Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come."
"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."
"I also found child's play - stuff that was not considered serious, but goofy - was the stuff I liked to do, so I still do it as an adult."
"It's just hard not to listen to TV: it's spent so much more time raising us than parents have."
"Well, most grown-ups forget what it was like to be a kid. I vowed that I would never forget."
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