David X. Cohen

David: (when asked if he can get Matt Groening's autograph) I will ask Matt to sign an autograph ON you. Then you can be a priceless collectible.

David: (on the Futurama movie, Bender's Big Score) This movie was obviously a real writing challenge, because we wanted to do two things to make it a really big return to life. One was to have a real big, crazy science fiction story, and that was this epic time travel story where Bender is running around through time as a giant gun, and is affecting history and those kind of things. But at the same time, we wanted to have a story that followed up on the personal lives of our characters, both for the hard-core fans and to just bring it down to earth a little bit for fans who are coming for the first time to Futurama.

David: (when asked if he'd ever want to be cryogenically frozen) No, I'm too chicken to get laser eye surgery, let alone undergo full - body cryogenic freezing.

David: (when asked what he likes about Bender, the Futurama character) When he wants to do something, he does it, without hesitation, worry or guilt. I aspire to be more like him, with the exception of the crime sprees. Or maybe just the occasional spree.

David: (when asked about the "X" in his name) Are you implying that the "X" isn't cool? 'Cause I'll have you beat up!

David: (when asked when he knew that he's made it) When Lucy Liu recognized me at a movie. Woo - hoo!

David: (on working with Al Gore on the show) As you can imagine, it was completely surreal to see the Vice President of the United States screaming about the universe collapsing - especially since he really got into his performance, and was throwing himself down on the couch as he acted out his desperate lines.

David: My father had just grown a beard, and we were at a family get-together. A relative asked me if i thought the beard made him look more "distinguished". I said yes. Then they asked me if i knew what "distinguished" meant, and i replied, "ugly". I got a big laugh (much bigger than most I have gotten since), and my comedy career was underway.

David: (on writing for Beavis and Butthead during college) Quite possibly the furthest conceivable activity from studying theoretical computer science.

David: (On leaving TV and getting into technology.) Once in a while, when I'm fed up with the illogic of the TV business. And also briefly a couple of years ago, when I lived in fear that all of the computer scientists I knew were about to become billionaires in the internet IPO boom, leaving me behind.

David: (On being executive producer for Futurama) It is true that I'd like to take a partial step back. I don't think I could leave completely, since I love the show so much, but at the same time I don't think I can take another year of working until midnight night after night. One idea I had is to stay involved in the stage of the process where we work out the stories. That way, I could retain some of the satisfaction that comes from helping plan the evolution of a universe!