It was difficult to get into my friends' rock bands when I was a teenager. They somehow didn't see the need for… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
As my father used to tell me, the only true sign of success in life is being able to do for a… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
Well I've made no secret of my life long love of MAD Magazine, it's probably my first and greatest influence in terms… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
That's a big part of my life - doing things that I'm not prepared to do. Doing things that I don't know… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
As a kid, I certainly never thought I would get to spend my life doing something fun. — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
I mean, I hate to gloat, but I'm extremely satisfied with my position in life and the way things have worked out… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
I know now that everything I write, I'm going to put out, and I'll have to live with it for the rest… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
I was a huge fan of 'Mad' magazine when I was 11, 12, 13 years old. I'd scour used bookstores trying to… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
If I could find the right kind of property, get tied in with the right movie, I'd love to be involved, but I just… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
My personal taste doesn't enter into it a lot when I make my decisions as to what to parody. — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
So I'm one of the few celebrities that got to do a repeat performance on 'The Simpsons,' which I'm very flattered by. — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
Somebody will come up to me after a show and have me sign their arm, and the next time I see them my autograph… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
People say releasing an album is like giving birth, but it’s more like having a gallbladder operation. — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
So that's why one of my rules of parody writing is that it's gotta be funny regardless of whether you know the source material.… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
I write and write and write, and then I edit it down to the parts that I think are amusing, or that help the… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
I have very mixed feelings about it. On one hand, I’m concerned that the rampant downloading of my copyright-protected material over the Internet is… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
There are probably a few library fines I haven't paid yet, but I'm a pretty clean-cut guy overall. — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
In the '80s, I was putting out an album virtually every year, I think mostly based on fear - that if I didn't, people… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
One of the hardest things I've had to deal with in my career is keeping my material topical even though I only release albums… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
![“Well I've made no secret of my life long love of MAD Magazine, it's probably my first and greatest influence in terms of my comic sensibilities. I've known John [Ficarra] for many years, and we've been friends. About four or five months ago, at a dinner in New York, John made the very nice offer…” quote by Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/69c/al-yankovic-3837_comic_well-i-ve-made-no-secret-of-my-life-long_1704983.jpg)
