George Meyer
George Meyer
George A. Meyeris an American producer and writer. Meyer is best known for his work on The Simpsons, where he led the group script rewrite sessions. He has been publicly credited with "thoroughly shap...the comedic sensibility" of the show...
kings war character
I don't like that The Simpsons are spokespeople for Burger King and MasterCard and Butterfinger. In the first Gulf War, I was really upset that the Simpsons characters were being drawn on tanks and bombs. But those are things that I don't control.
strong pharaohs
I have nothing but respect for the purist who won't work for the pharaoh. But I'm not that strong.
arbitrary shock cruelty
I love that Voltaire was so willing to shock his readers with arbitrary cruelty. And I can completely relate to it.
way malaysia my-own
There's absolutely no way that something I do on my own is going to be seen in Malaysia.
tv-shows tvs launching
Launching a new TV show is probably one of the most difficult things that a writer can do.
agnostic realizing position
I guess I started to realize that being an agnostic was such a wimpy position.
struggle men forever
Men often struggle with their attraction to other women. They don't quite understand why they have to be with the same woman forever.
grotesque ideals unforgiving
For me, marriage is a grotesque, unforgiving, clunky contrivance. Yet society pushes it as a shimmering ideal.
smart ideas people
I have no idea how it got so big. I was just trying to find something to do while I was living in Boulder, Colorado, which isn't really a funny town. There are a lot of smart people there, but comedy isn't at the forefront of their minds.
catholic looks realizing
I was brought up Catholic and, of course, I strayed and repudiated it. That's a painful thing to go through, because you have to look back and realize that you wasted a gigantic chunk of your life.
commitment periphery
I prefer to linger on the periphery before making a commitment.
writing trying remember
I don't remember a lot of what I write. I try to release it after it's out there so that I can be fresh again.
views hands games
As a John Kerry supporter, I wanted to send him a check. But then it occurred to me that most of that money would end up in the hands of advertising agencies and television networks. And the money would be used to create deceptive commercials that flatter our point of view and shade the facts our way. And I wasn't comfortable with that. But on the other hand, that's how the game is played. You're always grappling.
optimism coats pessimist
I'm a pessimist, but I have many painstakingly applied coats of optimism.