Dan Harmon Quotes - Page 3

I feel like I am a good person and a professional, very able leader of men.

I was raised on NBC television.

I am a collaborator with everyone who agrees that I need to be in control. I happily collaborate with my loyalists.

When you are in the 8 o'clock position, you can either be a cultural phenomenon, or you're endangered. It's a tough time slot.

There's a fine line between a stream of consciousness and a babbling brook to nowhere.

I love 30 Rock. It's one of my favorite shows. It's certainly the gold standard of comedy writing.

It was never my direct intention to do anything particularly medium-defying.

I say what's in my head, and I'm on honest ground. That is worth so much, and I think it does make my job, as a writer, easier. It makes it possible for me to give people stuff that they like.

I surround myself with loyalists and people that I would die for. I just would rather die than make bad stuff for people because I'm a terrible dishwasher and a terrible lover and a terrible pet owner.

I walk with God, and He protects me. That may very well be true. I don't mean to make that sound like a joke, in case He is in charge.

'I want to touch people but if I touch them in real life they'll slap me.' That's what writing isit's a gross person getting a hug.

You don’t give someone notes on their performance at a soup kitchen.

You'll be perfect when you're dead

The most rewarding part of writing for TV is - a year ago I would have said it's just watching it on TV, it's just having been done with it and then collecting all that energy.

TV tends to be like, if you're lucky, it's like Las Vegas. You can't get out. There's always another pitch meeting. They keep you on the casino floor. If I'm unlucky, if I'm lucky enough to be unlucky, I would love to write a movie.

I'm from Wisconsin so I always feel a little nauseous about begging and trying to trick people into liking me.

With an animated show you can make a banana purple. You can put three hats on a cowboy. That would require several days of stitching, in live-action, that you wouldn't be able to afford. I mean, you can just do tons and tons and tons.

Always hedge your bets. That's how I do it. I lay all my bets on what I can contribute, and suffer no illusions that I'm generating stuff by myself.

It's so difficult to write good music. It's also really difficult to think about how to do it without violating the sanctity of the fourth wall.