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

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

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

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

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.

Stars shine so they can see the world, not so the world can see them.

The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.

I don't like to say I have given my life to art. I prefer to say art has given me my life.

I think we want to see new voices and new ideas emerge - that's part of the reason why term limits are a really useful thing.

We are all searching for some form of family or foundation - for a place we can feel safe and secure.

Sure. You get all slutty with Rafe. You freak out. You cry date rape drug.' - Hayley

The less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it

Maybe there'll be a simple, innocent explanation. I don't think so, because I think we would have offered that up already.

Did ya ever think that we would pay the price for being lazy?

If you can turn off certain categories of law, do you not also have the power to turn off all categories of law?