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I like 'The Simpsons' quite a lot. I love the irreverent character of the whole show. It's great.

I've been a diehard fan of 'The Simpsons' since I was a kid.

I'm a great admirer of 'The Simpsons.' It's very surprising because it's backed by a right-wing television company in the U.S., and quite often it's poking fun at the people who would be its audience.

I simply adore 'The Simpsons.' I go to bed in a 'Simpsons' T-shirt.

I've said all along I've never competed with 'The Simpsons.' Not in my own mind.

'The Simpsons' is about alienation and the ambivalence of living with a family who you love but who drive you completely crazy.

We've got a bunch of new writers now who tell me they grew up watching The Simpsons. It's bizarre, and they're writing some very funny stuff.

'The Simpsons' basically - and 'Futurama' - are really smart shows. They're kind of disguised as these goofy animated sitcoms, but the references within the shows, if you're paying attention, are pretty smart and pretty sophisticated.

'The Simpsons' from the very beginning was based on our memories of brash '60s sitcoms - you had a main title theme that was bombastic and grabbed your attention - and when you look at TV shows of the 1970s and '80s, things got very mild and toned down and... obsequious.

'The Simpsons' is like Charlie Parker or Marlon Brando or Richard Pryor: Comedy couldn't go back to the way it was after 'The Simpsons' came out.