Seth MacFarlane quotes

Seth MacFarlane is an American writer, animator, producer, and actor, widely recognized for creating the animated sitcom Family Guy. His work has had a major impact on contemporary television comedy, blending satire with pop culture references. He continues to innovate across television, film, and music. Here are 64 of his quotes:

There have to be people who are vocal about the advancement of knowledge over faith.

Seth MacFarlane

The work of Carl Sagan has been a profound influence in my life, and the life of every individual who recognizes the importance of humanity's ongoing commitment to the exploration of our universe.

Seth MacFarlane

Stay away from the church. In the battle over science vs. religion, science offers credible evidence for all the serious claims it makes. The church says, "Oh, it's right here in this book, see? The one written by people who thought the sun was magic?” I for one would like to see some proof that there is a God. And if you say, "a baby's smile,” I'm going to kick you right in the stomach.

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My thought is always, ‘It's only downhill from here'. That's how I've always operated, ever since I began Family Guy. I had the crippling fear that I used up all the funny last week. That crippling insecurity really drives you to do your best. Your moments of pure joy are few and far between, but they do exist.

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Why is it that Johnny Spaghetti Stain in fucking Georgia can knock a woman up, legally be married to her, and then beat the shit out of her, but these two intelligent, sophisticated writers who have been together for 20 years can't get married? It's infuriating and idiotic. I'm incredibly passionate about my support for the gay community and what they're dealing with at this current point in time. I have arguments with people where I get red in the face, screaming at the top of my lungs.

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Evolution doesn't care whether you believe in it or not, no more than gravity does. I want to rekindle excitement over what we've achieved as a species with the space program. We can't afford to regress back to the days of superstition.

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

Seth MacFarlane

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.

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The only reason we die, is because we accept death as an inevitability.

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They're literally terrible human beings. I've read their newsletter, I've visited their website, and they're just rotten to the core. For an organization that prides itself on Christian values - I mean, I'm an atheist, so what do I know?

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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.

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

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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.

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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.'

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The only problem is time.

Seth MacFarlane

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

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When you are in a room and your job is to write jokes 10 hours a day, your mind starts going to strange places.

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Obviously I'm a big fan of 'South Park', but it gets tiring at times when there's so much of it.

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

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

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.

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