Top 26 Quotes by Dan Castellaneta

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 nice thing is that, at least in Los Angeles, I'm known as a character actor and I do auditions for other things besides just cartoon shows.

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.

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

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.

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.

Sometimes the only way you can feel good about yourself is by making someone else look bad. And I'm tired of making other people feel good about themselves.

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.

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.