“My father, Tommy, who was a trained draughtsman, played for Preston No...” — Mark Lawrenson Quote

“My father, Tommy, who was a trained draughtsman, played for Preston North End in the Finney era. He liked football but did not love it as I do.”

“To be a great game, one of the teams has to score first.”

“I've turned into a technological wizard. I can send emails now, which for me is unbelievable. They don't make any sense, but I can send them. I call it e-mithering.”

“I think we still live in this era of hyper-masculinity.”

“I began in an era where four-letter words were not allowed.”

“I was 18 when I did 'The Amanda Show,' and I was 19 when I did 'MadTV,' and I was in way over my head. I was just sort of a goof who could do impressions of WB stars - speaking of the Dawson Van Der Beek era - and it was overwhelming. I don't think I've learned more faster in my life than when I worked on 'MadTV.'”