In those days, boxing was very glamorous and romantic. You listened to fights on the radio, and a good announcer made it seem like a contest between gladiators. – Joseph Barbera
Los Angeles was an impression of failure, of disappointment, of despair, and of oddly makeshift lives. This is California? I thought. – Joseph Barbera
I hate fishing, and I cant imagine why anyone would want to hike when you can get in the car and drive. – Joseph Barbera
Thats what keeps me going: dreaming, inventing, then hoping and dreaming some more in order to keep dreaming. – Joseph Barbera
The thing you cant let go of is gravity. The reality of gravity in writing. If someone says something really mean in a sitcom, and the next wave isnt a reaction to the reality of that, you start losing relatability. In a lot of romantic comedies, they throw out the rules of life. – Michael Patrick King