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7 Nov, 2012

Seth MacFarlane interview

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Seacrest interviews MacFarlane during On Air With Ryan Seacrest and asks him who he would get to play Peter Griffin in a Family Guy movie.

I think the mom on “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” would make a great Peter. I don’t know if it’s the mom or the dad I don’t know what it is, but I think that would make a good Peter.

30 Jul, 2012

Ted interview

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MacFarlane is interviewed by Energy. They talk about his goal to make his character ‘Ted‘ as human as possible and how he may have a sequel to ‘Ted‘.

I had to step away from ‘Family Guy’ for a while to do this movie.

Seth MacFarlane im ENERGY Interview

19 Jul, 2012

Larry King Live Interview

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Macfarlane is interviewed by Larry King on Larry King Live. They talk about how he came up with the voice for ‘Stewie’ and how he came up with Quagmire.

When I was a kid I was a huge fan of radio shows that keep you in suspense.

Seth MacFarlane making voices on Larry King

7 Jul, 2012

The Making of Ted interview

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MacFarlane is interviewed and talks about how he came up with ‘Ted’. He talks about the original inspiration for the humor from his upbringing in New England.

What the technology does is that it takes fantastical characters and makes them as real as possible.

Ted Interview - Seth MacFarlane - Comedy Movie HD

29 Mar, 2012

IGN interview

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Macfarlane and Mark Walberg are interviewed by IGN. They talk about the making of ‘Ted’ and the edgy comedy involved. They also talked about Walberg’s multiple roles in the movie. Walberg comments:

I had to a couple of different things. I had to hip hop dance to a Chris Brown song.

Ted - Seth Macfarlane and Mark Walberg Interview

4 Oct, 2011

CNN interview

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Macfarlane is interviewed by CNN. They talk about his conflict with Jon Stewart and an unexpected phone call that he received from his representatives.

The gag that we did on Family Guy was coming from the right place but it was probably so over the line in it’s ruthlessness.

Seth MacFarlane's problem with Jon Stewart

12 Apr, 2011

Larry King interview

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Macfarlane is interviewed by Larry King on The Larry King Live Show. He talks about his first job on a newspaper as a cartoonist at age nine, his inspiration from The Simpsons.

Like all nine year olds, I was really into Walter Kronkite.

Interview Seth Macfarlane Part 1

24 Nov, 2010

Breakfast Television interview

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Macfarlane is interviewed by Breakfast Television. They talk about his impersonation of Gene Kelly and how long it takes to do an animated cartoon episode.

For each episode to be produced it takes nine months. They are all hand drawn.

Seth MacFarlane on Breakfast : 24th November 2010

28 Sep, 2010

MipTV interview

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MacFarlane is interviewed by MipTv. They talk about which charities he has donated to, the mindset of homeless people and dealing with egos.

The homeless just need the simplicity of walking through a door with people on the other side saying ‘This is what you need and we’re gonna help you out.’

Seth MacFarlane Interview

16 Sep, 2010

Hollywood Reporter interview

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Macfarlane is interviewed by The Hollywood Reporter. He talks about actors that he would like to work on The Family Guy and how working on ‘Ted’ gave him a break from animation.

You can tell different stories every week and if one of them goes wrong, well there’s always next week.

The Hollywood Reporter's Crystal Fambrini Interviews Family Guy Creator Seth MacFarlane

22 Mar, 2010

Hollywood TV interview

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Macfarlane is interviewed by Hollywood TV. They talk about his sabbatical from television and how long it takes him to create an episode of Family Guy. They also talk about what episodes will be coming next.

If I lost my voice who would take my place? I would hope John Viner would take my place.

Seth MacFarlane Cracks Us Up at BOA!-- Hollywood.TV

27 Apr, 2009

Howard Stern interview

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Macfarlane is interviewed by Howard Stern. They talk about whether he was a geek growing up and did he have trouble with women growing up.

I had a couple girlfriends. They were sporadic.

8 Apr, 2009

Nightline interview

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Macfarlane is interviewed by Nightline. They talk about his multi talented skills in voiceover, production, writing and orchestrating music.

Nobody`s forcing you to watch this show. They say is this taste? No it`s terrible taste, that`s what`s funny.

Seth Interview On NightLine

8 May, 2007

Access Hollywood

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Macfarlane is interviewed by Access Hollywood. They talk about how many voices that he impersonates for the The Family Guy. He also talks about the unique origination for the character Quagmire.

It’s (production) a very intense process that gets easier when it gets cancelled.

"Family Guy" - Seth MacFarlane interview