Quotes by Aaron McGruder

“We wrote the script, we did a six-minute presentation, and then it died. Fox wanted a sitcom with an A story and a B story, and there were just very rigid creative rules that work on some shows and dont work on others.”

“Our show is not Family Guy, ... The element of race changes everything.”

“It astounds me that good, responsible white people paid for this show.”

“As long as they let me, I guess.”

“theyre not really thrilled about it, but I keep trying to push them.”

“thats what late-night cable is for, I guess. You dont have to hear it at 8 oclock, but you sure can hear it at 11:30, or 11 oclock, on Adult Swim, if you so desire -- it will be there for you.”

“Oprah has the power to lay waste to entire industries with a mere utterance. Thats a power that you have to respect. And ultimately I respect it.”

“For me, it really first has to be a good story and be funny. If youre doing sincere comedy, the edgy stuff kind of happens on its own.”

“Ultimately I think everyone draws their own line of whats shocking and what is inappropriate in different places. For you, some 10-year-old kids talking about hoes may not (be) that big of a deal. But someone out there is gonna flip. Theres no way to know. So I just try to deliver an amusing and decent story and leave the shock and the awe to whatever people have in their own heads.”

“Ive never been able to predict what people are going to get mad at. Ive tried and Ive always been surprised.”

When I pass, speak freely of my shortcomings and my flaws. Learn from them, for Ill have no ego to injure.

I think you should know that real-life white people are not all as funny as the ones on Seinfeld.