Joe Mantegna Quotes

Being a part of 'Sex and the City' was like being at the center of the universe - it was extraordinary.

Without doubt, the most mathematically sophisticated television show in the history of primetime broadcasting is 'The Simpsons'.

'The Simpsons' is like Charlie Parker or Marlon Brando or Richard Pryor: Comedy couldn't go back to the way it was after 'The Simpsons' came out.

I simply adore 'The Simpsons.' I go to bed in a 'Simpsons' T-shirt.

'The Simpsons' money got bigger and bigger. When I left 'The Simpsons', no one thought that this thing was going to still be around. It's the cumulative effect. It's like, 'Oh my God, 25 years later, and it's still coming in.'

I think that 'Twilight' is so big that nothing can affect it.

'The Simpsons' obviously is a huge success, and Fox has nothing to do with its success, with its creative success, and as a result they don't really like the show. They don't like 'The Simpsons' at Fox.

A whole generation was raised to learn about comedy from 'The Simpsons.' To get to be in a booth with Homer and Marge and be in Springfield - it was unimaginable the emotions that I felt.

The whole Disney thing is really interesting, in a way, how that's so permeated life and the world and the planet.

I just didn't realize the unbelievable impact Disney films had on American society until my assistant coached me on the stories and brought me up to speed.

The Simpsons is the best thing on American television.

I love how pop culture shapes a generation. The trends, fashion and events all play a key part in how we live our present lives, and will mark how we will be remembered in the future.

The impact of black music and black art forms on American culture is really difficult to appreciate.

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.

I wasn't a 'Star Trek' fan, yet I knew who all the characters were. that goes to show what an impact the show had not just in entertainment but in life. I knew who Chekhov was and I knew who Kirk and Spock were, although I probably had never seen the show.

People constantly make pop-culture references. That's why it's called popular culture, because people are aware of it and reference it constantly.

In today's world, America's soft power is commonly thought to reside in the global popularity of Hollywood movies, Coca-Cola, McDonald's and Starbucks.

The coolest thing I've gotten to do in the past few years is guest star on Sesame Street.

It's just amazing to do something that's part of a pop culture phenomenon.

I know for a fact, obviously, because my kids grew up watching the show, that there are some things they are introduced to from 'The Simpsons', and then later in life they see the thing we're parodying. My kids had not seen 'Casablanca,' and we'd done parodies of 'Casablanca.'

I had been an eyewitness to a truly historic moment in American pop culture.

I think when 'The Simpsons' first came on, there was an uproar. People got used to it. They realized the show's really funny, it's got a heart, so I think it's pretty safe.

'SNL' is this part of American culture with a certain timelessness to it.

I'm somebody who's really contributed to culture. Popular culture.

'Sherlock' is one of the biggest things I will do, ever - we could never have predicted that level of insanity around the series.