SAM SIMON

I want medical experiments on animals stopped. They don't do anything, and they don't work.

Veganism is an answer for almost every problem facing the world in terms of hunger and climate change.

Work made me crazy. I was tough to get along with.

I'm supporting the charities that I supported during my lifetime, and I want to continue to do that.

I am a big PETA supporter, and their East Coast headquarters is the Sam Simon building, and their West Coast headquarters is in the Bob Barker building.

I'd rather be nauseous than tired, I think.

I was just an animal lover. Everything that the Sam Simon Foundation does is supposed to help dogs and people - that's our mission.

One of the things about animal rights, which is not the only thing that I care about in this world, is that your money can bring success. I see results.

Through PETA, we rescue animals in roadside zoos and circuses. They are some of the most abused animals in the country.

'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 don't think the spirit of Hollywood is such a spirit of generosity. I think people really begrudge giving. In New York, it's like that.

There are certain times you realize you've got too much money. One was when I started getting bills from the Koi hotel. When I was remodeling the Koi pond, the Koi had to go to the Koi hotel. They ended up staying there for 13 months and I never asked what the bill was.

When people make donations to non profits, they want to know that their money goes to good use.

The sort of lifetime achievement stuff that I'm getting now is kind of like Tom Sawyer's funeral because they all know I'm sick. I am getting buildings named after me and awards and stuff.

With 'The Simpsons,' people didn't know what they were gonna see. They didn't have a clue.

A lot of charities spend a million dollars on a fundraiser to make $15,000. It's a social swirl. They do some great stuff and then - it's called mission drift. It becomes more about the parties.

I want to do whatever I can to survive.

Boxing should probably be banned. But until then, I'm a big fan.

I don't believe in miracles.

The truth is, I have more money than I'm interested in spending. Everyone in my family is taken care of.

The reason my food bank is vegan is because I can't pay for animal products in good conscience.

The thing about animals that speaks to me so much is that my passion for the animals and against animal abuse is based on the knowledge that these creatures which think and feel can't speak for themselves. I feel it is my responsibility to speak for those who can't speak for themselves.

Everyone in my family is taken care of. And I enjoy this.

I have a desire to help animals, the question of whether it makes financial sense, it's my money and I get to do what I want with it. It's an expensive hobby I picked up at the end of my life.

In the pressure cooker of a TV show, it’s a little bit of a witches’ brew. I completely think I’m capable of being crazy. I probably was crazy when I was doing 'The Simpsons'.