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...
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I had a bumper sticker on my car for a long time that said, "Kill your television." People helpfully pointed out that I was a total fraud because I was a television writer.
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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.
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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.
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You have to respect people's suffering. To deny that the world is unfair and painful for most of the people living in it would be false and judgmental.
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I tend to look at the world more from Voltaire's perspective. Incidentally, if you haven't read Candide lately, it's a fabulous book. It's riotously, laugh-out-loud funny in a way that no Shakespeare comedy will ever be.
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I love that Voltaire was so willing to shock his readers with arbitrary cruelty. And I can completely relate to it.
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Launching a new TV show is probably one of the most difficult things that a writer can do.
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There's absolutely no way that something I do on my own is going to be seen in Malaysia.
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As a child, I tried to play by the rules. I got very good grades in school; I was an Eagle Scout; and I believed in all of it.
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Life is challenging for everyone. If someone can believe that he's a sovereign in his tiny domain, it's just an adaptation to life.
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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.
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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.
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Every joke can't be dazzling. And if you think you spotted an inconsistency, you did!
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As a writer you sometimes feel the need to shake things up.