“My dad would have me watch the shows that he liked. I watched 'I Love ...” — Dan Schneider Quote

“My dad would have me watch the shows that he liked. I watched 'I Love Lucy.' I watched 'The Dick Van Dyke Show.' I watched 'M*A*S*H' and 'Mary Tyler Moore' and 'Bob Newhart' and 'Taxi' and 'Cheers.'”

“I used to write sketches. I loved David Letterman in the '80s. I used to write Top 10 lists for him, and I faxed them in anonymously. I'm sure they threw them away.”

“My shows are meant to be entertaining, not educational.”

“Bob Balaban is so perfect that the first movie I did with him, I couldn't talk to him because I was so intimidated by him.”

“Bob Marley said in one of his songs: 'Can anything good come out of Trench Town?' The answer is yes.”

“I didn't really like light-skinned people. I'd always thought about a tall, dark, handsome guy. But Bob had something different. He was very disciplined, just like a father figure, which I respected, especially as my own father was away.”