George Meyer
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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...
interact quicker teachers
This is a whole different kind of program. They interact with teachers quicker and interact with the kids.
report timing
We are a 24-hour department. If you see something amiss, report it immediately. Timing is very important,
tradition social institutions
I have a deep suspicion of social institutions and tradition in general.
daughter long parenthood
I resisted parenthood for a long, long time. But having a daughter has given me a sense of hopefulness that I didn't have before.
couple years long
The people who seem to have a lock on power get swept out in a couple of years. So it's naïve to keep swinging at the same targets over and over. It took me a long time to realize, but most of the shackles that I flailed against were just illusory.
individuality antagonism lama
I don't like the antagonism that most religions have for science, and freedom and, frankly, individuality. I do like the Dalai Lama.
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.
agnostic realizing position
I guess I started to realize that being an agnostic was such a wimpy position.
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.
creative brain together
I find that the creative side of my brain and the archival side of my brain don't work well together. When I've done my best work, I've been in a trance-like state.