Gypsy was the name my brother gave a pet turtle he had. I always thought it was so peculiar.

Mystery Science Theater is really a postmodern show, it's really derived of many influences.

Sometimes I go into my own little world. It's okay, they know me there.

Beanie and Cecil was the first cartoon I remember watching and I think there are analogies.

I spend a lot of time thinking about what I do and how it fits into the scheme of things. I won't do something just because it's funny.

If you notice any of the press from when I was with the show, I would always deny it being the year 3000.

South Park started as a little video Christmas card.

A lot of the shows that really become hit shows are often demonstrated, like Mystery Science Theater.

A lot of times when I sit down with the other comics and try to talk theory, they say I'm being too serious.

But if you think you aren't creative that's cool, too. I think being around people who aren't creative is kind of refreshing and nice.

So the actual riffing came out of us just sitting there and doing it the way I think some people think we really did it, which is all spontaneously, and it really was.

Enjoy your youthful times and do the all the work you can.

can't hold my tongue.

Not having any drink about ain’t the same as not understanding the need for one. Times like these change a body’s perspective.

I would love to be able to do a film. I would love to be able to focus on what excites me in watching actors.

I'd just say the flies get bigger in the summertime. I guess the flies are buzzing.

It takes a certain courage and a certain greatness even to be truly base.

Traditional morality ... does not teach us how to let the other follow his or her own path, meet with whomever he or she desires, go where he or she wants.

I had had enough and I quit, and there is a distinction…You retire when the game has had enough of you. You quit when you have had enough of the game.

I cannot imagine my life without horses. They have been my teachers, my friends, my business partners and my entertainment.

There are too many good comic book writers out there. I'd rather remain a fanboy.