Top 26 Quotes by Dan Castellaneta

After years of doing it, you learn the difference between your ego and your opinion. When you're married you have to cut through that.

I always enjoyed writing. I did playlets in high school, I did radio shows in college. That's one of the reasons I went down to Second City, because you could do acting and writing.

The Simpsons take up so little time that I'm able to do other things as well.

It is better to watch things then to do them.

The voice doesn't take a lot of effort now, but in the beginning it was hard to try to find a voice. The one I settled on was just easier to do for a half-hour.

It's the weirdest thing. When you go into acting, you expect to be a huge star and to be recognized... It did happen, but not in the way you expect it to... In L.A., I'm just another character actor.

I've made a kind of pact with myself where I said, It doesn't matter what it is as long as I'm acting.

I often say, if I wasn't part of the show I'd be a huge fan of it.

The Simpsons can go anywhere in the world and not worry about any budgetary issues. However, even when the show has had its run, I think the characters can go on in perpetuity.

It's hard to find a play that's right for me to do. Rather than waiting around for the right script to come along, I decided to write one myself.