Eric Kaplan
Eric Kaplan
Eric Kaplanis an American television writer, producer, and story editor. His work has included shows such as Late Show with David Letterman, Andy Richter Controls the Universe, Malcolm in the Middle, Futurama and The Simpsons. He currently works on The Big Bang Theory...
ProfessionScreenwriter
Date of Birth10 September 1971
cartoons
Traditionally, the only way I come up with cartoons is by sitting at my desk and thinking.
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Yes, the people I draw don't have a wide variety of looks. Every now and then I'll spruce it up, like a woman will be wearing a two-piece suit as opposed to a one-piece, or a man will not be wearing a tie; he'll just have a collar.
When I was a kid, and I was watching TV, I just loved it so much that I wanted to crawl into that TV.
sort tends
When I'm on the set, I'll come up with ideas if I'm sort of just between responsibilities, because there's a lot of sitting around on set. Invariably, though, the stuff I come up with on the set tends to be bad.
graduation impart life opportunity sanctioned speeches wisdom
What I like about graduation speeches is that they're an opportunity for someone to make sense of their life and to impart that wisdom to someone else. It's like a sanctioned self-help moment.
shows tv
When I was a kid, I would be watching TV shows like, you know, like 'Get Smart' and be like, 'That's what being an adult is.'
access hard remember
As an adult, it's hard for me to remember my mother before her sickness. But if I go back into childhood, I can access that.
anyone life
It's not like during your normal day, anyone says, 'How do having meaning in your life? How do you make meaning in your life?'
issues
Actually, I think that 'Seinfeld' tackles the same kinds of issues as 'Six Feet Under,' just in a different way.
graduation
Graduation speeches force you to reflect. They are about consciousness. Nothing is better than consciousness.
life movies sure
I actually thought, like, I was sure 'Get Smart' and, like, 'James Bond' movies, I was sure that that's what real life was like.
kid
I always doodled as a kid while I was talking on the phone or watching TV.
telephone
I go through my day remembering things like telephone cords.
collection until
I had always wanted to do a collection of cartoons, but you have to wait until someone is actually interested.