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Seth MacFarlane

Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (/məkˈfɑːrlɪn/; born October 26, 1973) is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, director, and singer, working primarily in animation and comedy, as well as live-action and other genres. MacFarlane is the creator of the TV series Family Guy (1999–2003, 2005–present) and The Orville (2017–present), and co-creator of the TV series American Dad! (2005–present) and The Cleveland Show (2009–2013). He also wrote, directed, and starred in the films Ted (2012), its sequel Ted 2 (2015), and A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014).

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I tend to lean more towards the Westerns of the 40s and 50s as opposed to the 60s and 70s. They get a little too drab for me when you get into the Spaghetti Western era. I love the John Ford movies. I love the music. I love the scope.

Eras, Littles, Movies, Spaghetti, Towards, Western

I was a big Fred Flintstone fan.

Big, Bigs, Fans, Flintstone, Flintstones, Fred

Obviously I'm a big fan of 'South Park,' but it gets tiring at times when there's so much of it.

Fans, Parks, Tire, Park, Gets, Times

The only reason we die, is because we accept death as an inevitability.

Accept, Accepting, Die, Dies, Reason

I can't believe I am hosting the Oscars. It's an honor everyone else said no.

Believe, Honor, Hosting, Oscars

The way Disney characters move, they're very kind of slow and fluid and flowing; one pose kind of eases into the next. If you look at a show like 'The Simpsons' and subsequently a show like 'Family Guy' - the characters will jerk from pose to pose a lot, a bit more snappy. Which sort of goes along with the writing tone of the show.

Family Guy, Flowing, Moving, Show, Snappy, Writing

I'm one of the few people in Hollywood who actually had a good childhood.

Actually, Childhood, Hollywood, People

You break the story first, and then you go into the specifics.

Break, Firsts, Specifics, Stories, Story

My dad always played Anne Murray in the car on the way to the dump when I was a kid.

Anne, Car, Dad, Kid, Kids

We never really tried to shock for shock's sake on 'Family Guy. ' If something was horribly offensive and shocking we would put it in if it was also hysterically funny.

Family Guy, Horribly, Offensive, Sake

I always thought it would be funny to have the Parents Television Council write an episode of 'Family Guy' and give them full creative control. Then see how good the episode is. That's something we've actually discussed in the writers' room. We haven't proposed it yet, but if somebody from the PTC reads this, it might be worth discussing.

Council, Discussing, Family Guy, Giving, Reads, Writing

I hate people who say 'Just to play devil's advocate. '

Advocate, Hate, People, Play

The trend today is vampires, zombies, angels, all the stuff that puts me right to sleep. It's too bad because it's so much less interesting than the diversity of stories you can tell with science.

Angel, Diversity, Sleep, Stuff, Tell

Whoever invented spray cheese had to have been a Harvard guy.

Cheese, Funny Graduation, Guy, Invented

The success of The Simpsons really opened doors. It showed that if you were working in animation you didn't necessarily have to be working in kids' television.

Doors, Kids, Opened, Showed, Television, Working

I'm the guy in the crowd making fun of the hero's shirt.

Fun, Guy, Hero, Making, Shirt

What makes me happy is just keeping my brain challenged and stimulated and on its toes.

Brain, Challenged, Keeping, Make Me Happy, Stimulated, Toes

I have a car that I like - an Aston Martin - for Sunday drives in the country.

Aston, Car, Country, Like, Sunday

With any half-hour comedy, it kind of takes on its own life and finds itself.

Comedy, Half, Kind, Takes

I think at times I read too much of my own press. I wish I was better at taking in how great my life is, but that's surprisingly elusive. I tend to be very hard on myself and insecure about failing no matter what happens.

Insecure, Life, Think, Thinking, Wish

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