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Seth MacFarlane Quotes

I hate people who say ‘Just to play devil’s advocate.’ Picture Quote #1

I distrust all television doctors Picture Quote #1

American Dad’ is, by its nature, much more political Picture Quote #1

I can’t believe I am hosting the Oscars. It’s an honor everyone else said no Picture Quote #1

At one point, I was hell-bent on being a Disney animator, and sort of got over that in college and wanted to do my own stuff. You know, towards the end of college I had actually planned to go to the Boston Conservatory of Music for musical theater Picture Quote #1

I’m wide open to getting married, but actors are not easy people to date. You end up sharing that person with this other mistress that is their career. I very much like the traditional courtship method of making a date. That’s what they do in normal places, but Hollywood’s not normal Picture Quote #1

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When ‘Family Guy’ started, we wanted to make it more like a sitcom. And there was very little music Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

The Simpsons are ugly-looking, and they should be. That’s what works. That’s one of the things that’s funny Picture Quote #1

‘The Brady Bunch’ asks nothing of you as a viewer. Sometimes is just what the doctor ordered Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I love the English. My God, they brought us ‘Benny Hill,’ ‘Monty Python,’ ‘The Office,’ Neville Chamberlain Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

‘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 Picture Quote #1

Denzel Washington has a great sense of humor. He did all those ‘Nutty Professor’ movies Picture Quote #1

If a song is funny and absurd, and it sounds great, it’s just going to be that much funnier. And there’s no better example of that than ‘Monty Python.’ Picture Quote #1

The success of The Simpsons really opened doors. It showed that if you were working in animation you didn’t necessarily have to be working in kids’ television Picture Quote #1

Every year, the Friday before the new Saturday-morning shows would premiere, the networks would do this big preview special, and I was always glued to the TV. As horrible as they were, they were entertaining at the time. There was a lot of showmanship from the networks based around the new lineup Picture Quote #1

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When astrology was conceived, all of the celestial bodies were in different places. So if you’re a Sagittarius now, I guess you would have been a Capricorn 2,000 years ago Picture Quote #1

I spent my entire childhood in the same town, in Kent. I went to grade school there. There was a boarding school that my mother taught at, called - appropriately enough - Kent School, that I went to. Yeah, pretty much my entire childhood was spent in that town Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

The way Disney characters move, they’re very kind of slow and fluid and flowing; one pose kind of eases into the next. If you look at a show like ‘The Simpsons’ and subsequently a show like ‘Family Guy’ - the characters will jerk from pose to pose a lot, a bit more snappy. Which sort of goes along with the writing tone of the show Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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’ Picture Quote #1

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We never really tried to shock for shock’s sake on ‘Family Guy’. If something was horribly offensive and shocking, we would put it in if it was also hysterically funny Picture Quote #1

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.’ Picture Quote #1

[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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Sarah Palin is very pro-life of course, unless the life is that of an Iraqi civilian or a wolf running frantically from a roaring helicopter while being strafed with ribbons of automatic weapons fire Picture Quote #1

The trend today is vampires, zombies, angels, all the stuff that puts me right to sleep. It’s too bad because it’s so much less interesting than the diversity of stories you can tell with science Picture Quote #1

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I hate people who say ‘Just to play devil’s advocate.’ (Seth MacFarlane Quotes) I distrust all television doctors (Seth MacFarlane Quotes) American Dad’ is, by its nature, much more political (Seth MacFarlane Quotes) I can’t believe I am hosting the Oscars. It’s an honor everyone else said no (Seth MacFarlane Quotes) At one point, I was hell-bent on being a Disney animator, and sort of got over that in college and wanted to do my own stuff. You know, towards the end of college I had actually planned to go to the Boston Conservatory of Music for musical theater (Seth MacFarlane Quotes) I’m wide open to getting married, but actors are not easy people to date. You end up sharing that person with this other mistress that is their career. I very much like the traditional courtship method of making a date. That’s what they do in normal places, but Hollywood’s not normal (Seth MacFarlane Quotes) When ‘Family Guy’ started, we wanted to make it more like a sitcom. And there was very little music (Seth MacFarlane Quotes) 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 (Seth MacFarlane Quotes) The Simpsons are ugly-looking, and they should be. That’s what works. That’s one of the things that’s funny (Seth MacFarlane Quotes) ‘The Brady Bunch’ asks nothing of you as a viewer. Sometimes is just what the doctor ordered (Seth MacFarlane Quotes) 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 (Seth MacFarlane Quotes) I love the English. My God, they brought us ‘Benny Hill,’ ‘Monty Python,’ ‘The Office,’ Neville Chamberlain (Seth MacFarlane Quotes) 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 (Seth MacFarlane Quotes) ‘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 (Seth MacFarlane Quotes) Denzel Washington has a great sense of humor. He did all those ‘Nutty Professor’ movies (Seth MacFarlane Quotes) If a song is funny and absurd, and it sounds great, it’s just going to be that much funnier. And there’s no better example of that than ‘Monty Python.’ (Seth MacFarlane Quotes) The success of The Simpsons really opened doors. It showed that if you were working in animation you didn’t necessarily have to be working in kids’ television (Seth MacFarlane Quotes) Every year, the Friday before the new Saturday-morning shows would premiere, the networks would do this big preview special, and I was always glued to the TV. As horrible as they were, they were entertaining at the time. There was a lot of showmanship from the networks based around the new lineup (Seth MacFarlane Quotes) When astrology was conceived, all of the celestial bodies were in different places. So if you’re a Sagittarius now, I guess you would have been a Capricorn 2,000 years ago (Seth MacFarlane Quotes) I spent my entire childhood in the same town, in Kent. I went to grade school there. There was a boarding school that my mother taught at, called - appropriately enough - Kent School, that I went to. Yeah, pretty much my entire childhood was spent in that town (Seth MacFarlane Quotes) 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 (Seth MacFarlane Quotes) The way Disney characters move, they’re very kind of slow and fluid and flowing; one pose kind of eases into the next. If you look at a show like ‘The Simpsons’ and subsequently a show like ‘Family Guy’ - the characters will jerk from pose to pose a lot, a bit more snappy. Which sort of goes along with the writing tone of the show (Seth MacFarlane Quotes) 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 (Seth MacFarlane Quotes) 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’ (Seth MacFarlane Quotes) We never really tried to shock for shock’s sake on ‘Family Guy’. If something was horribly offensive and shocking, we would put it in if it was also hysterically funny (Seth MacFarlane Quotes) 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.’ (Seth MacFarlane Quotes) [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 (Seth MacFarlane Quotes) 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 (Seth MacFarlane Quotes) Sarah Palin is very pro-life of course, unless the life is that of an Iraqi civilian or a wolf running frantically from a roaring helicopter while being strafed with ribbons of automatic weapons fire. (Seth MacFarlane Quotes) The trend today is vampires, zombies, angels, all the stuff that puts me right to sleep. It’s too bad because it’s so much less interesting than the diversity of stories you can tell with science. (Seth MacFarlane Quotes)

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