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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'. "

Seth MacFarlane

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" 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. "

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" The quest for Tommy Lee Jones' laugh begins now. "

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" 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.' "

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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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" I love the English. My God, they brought us 'Benny Hill,' 'Monty Python,' 'The Office,' Neville Chamberlain. "

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" I cannot tell good art from bad art. I have no eye for it. "

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" 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. "

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" I have a car that I like - an Aston Martin - for Sunday drives in the country. "

Seth MacFarlane

" The good thing about Broadway is that you don't have to worry about an airdate. It gets done when it gets done. "

Seth MacFarlane

" 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

" 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. "

Seth MacFarlane

" You don't want to be nasty for the sake of being nasty. "

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" I'll tell you what I think is not okay. Have you ever seen that show on MSNBC, 'Lockup?' It's a reality show that takes place inside a prison. Do the prisoners have to sign release forms? Or do they have to be on it whether they like it or not? "

Seth MacFarlane

" If something is shocking without being funny it's hard to justify. "

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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. "

Seth MacFarlane

" When 'Family Guy' started, we wanted to make it more like a sitcom. And there was very little music. "

Seth MacFarlane

" You would not want me on your football team. "

Seth MacFarlane

" Science has become politicized, and that's an embarrassment. "

Seth MacFarlane

" People do that on Facebook and it's the dumbest thing in the world. I don't care what your dinner looks like. Stop cluttering up the Internet with pictures of your dinner. "

Seth MacFarlane

" There are things about the single lifestyle that are very appealing. "

Seth MacFarlane

" On a certain day, I will tweet five times, and then I'll go four days without tweeting at all. It really depends on what time allows. Twitter, priority-wise, has to come after the work is done. "

Seth MacFarlane

" 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

" 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. "

Seth MacFarlane

" 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. "

Seth MacFarlane

" 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

" 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

" I had - I was pretty hell bent on getting into the cartoon business specifically as an artist from the get-go. "

Seth MacFarlane

" I still do a lot of drawing on a daily basis. "

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" 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. "

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