--- title: "89 Dan Harmon Quotes - Famous Screenwriter (Charles Spurgeon)" description: "Dan Harmon quotes about creativity, happiness, and writing standards." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-dan-harmon-26195.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-dan-harmon-26195.jpg) # Dan Harmon (1973) Screenwriter United States **89** quotes in **647** categories Dan Harmon shows that animation can bend reality, like making a banana purple or putting three hats on a cowboy. He says making people happy is a big goal, and that passion and laughter at work matter most. He also notes that good writers dislike bad writing, but that alone doesn’t make them good. Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Dan Harmon is a screenwriter from the United States, best known for *Charles Spurgeon*. ## Quick Facts About Dan Harmon Born January 3, 1973 Nationality United States Profession Screenwriter Notable works Charles Spurgeon Spouse Erin McGathy ## About Dan Harmon Daniel James Harmon is an American television writer, producer, animator, and actor. He is best known as the creator and producer of the NBC sitcom Community (2009–2015), creator and host of the comedy podcast Harmontown (2012–2019), co-creator of the Adult Swim animated sitcom Rick and Morty (2013–present) and its subsequent franchise along with Justin Roiland. Harmon is also co-founder of the alternative television network and website Channel 101 along with Rob Schrab, and creator of the Fox animated sitcom Krapopolis (2023–present). ## Awards & Honors Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics ## Quotes by Dan Harmon > [I really like performing for people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/i-really-like-performing-for-people/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Like](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/249/dan-harmon-7587_like_i-really-like-performing-for-people-1876_1876416.jpg) > [Truthfully, I'm pretty stuck in the '80s.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/truthfully-i-m-pretty-stuck-in-the-80s/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Decade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decade/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef7/dan-harmon-7587_pretty_truthfully-i-m-pretty-stuck-in-the-80s-1_1785028.jpg) > [I was raised on NBC television.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/i-was-raised-on-nbc-television/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [I was raised](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/i-was-raised/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fa/dan-harmon-7587_i-was-raised_i-was-raised-on-nbc-television-462205_462205.jpg) > [Maybe I am just a jerk.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/maybe-i-am-just-a-jerk/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Am](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/am/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fea/dan-harmon-7587_am_maybe-i-am-just-a-jerk-2728002_2728002.jpg) > [You'll be perfect when you're dead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/you-ll-be-perfect-when-you-re-dead/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Dead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dead/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39b/dan-harmon-7587_perfect_you-ll-be-perfect-when-you-re-dead-14188_1418855.jpg) > [There's a fine line between a stream of consciousness and a babbling brook to nowhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/there-s-a-fine-line-between-a-stream-of-consciousness-and-a-babbling/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Babbling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/babbling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ec/dan-harmon-7587_babbling_there-s-a-fine-line-between-a-stream-of_3146409.jpg) > [You don’t give someone notes on their performance at a soup kitchen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/you-don-t-give-someone-notes-on-their-performance-at-a-soup-kitchen/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Giving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/giving/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46d/dan-harmon-7587_giving_you-don-t-give-someone-notes-on-their-pe_180647.jpg) > [I've discovered a new video game called owning my home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/i-ve-discovered-a-new-video-game-called-owning-my-home/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Game](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/game/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ea/dan-harmon-7587_game_i-ve-discovered-a-new-video-game-called_472811.jpg) > [There are no normal people, there are just different kinds of weird.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/there-are-no-normal-people-there-are-just-different-kinds-of-weird-2/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Different](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/different/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/089/dan-harmon-7587_different_there-are-no-normal-people-there-are-jus_2535742.jpg) > [I think that casting is probably the most important thing in television production.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/i-think-that-casting-is-probably-the-most-important-thing-in/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Casting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/casting/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/945/dan-harmon-7587_casting_i-think-that-casting-is-probably-the-mos_2080213.jpg) > [You have to just look at it like Titanic: I know the ship sinks, but this is a love story](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/you-have-to-just-look-at-it-like-titanic-i-know-the-ship-sinks-but/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Knows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knows/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63d/dan-harmon-7587_knows_you-have-to-just-look-at-it-like-titanic_946480.jpg) > [Television is a populous, derivative, democratic medium.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/television-is-a-populous-derivative-democratic-medium/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Democracy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/democracy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fff/dan-harmon-7587_democracy_television-is-a-populous-derivative-demo_1556958.jpg) > [TV in all its ugliness can be a beautiful thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/tv-in-all-its-ugliness-can-be-a-beautiful-thing/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Beautiful](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beautiful/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c47/dan-harmon-7587_beautiful_tv-in-all-its-ugliness-can-be-a-beautifu_958396.jpg) > [Don't be so hard on yourself, don't put pressure on yourself, life is just a chain of experiments and results, and you'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/don-t-be-so-hard-on-yourself-don-t-put-pressure-on-yourself-life-is/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Chains](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chains/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4e/dan-harmon-7587_chains_don-t-be-so-hard-on-yourself-don-t-put-p_485953.jpg) > [I think women are different, and I think having them in the room is crucial to a family comedy, ensemble comedy, television…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/i-think-women-are-different-and-i-think-having-them-in-the-room-is/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Comedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8a/dan-harmon-7587_comedy_i-think-women-are-different-and-i-think_2245797.jpg) > [I was playing the game where I was going to be a great TV or film writer some day and there was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/i-was-playing-the-game-where-i-was-going-to-be-a-great-tv-or-film/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/300/dan-harmon-7587_cinema_i-was-playing-the-game-where-i-was-going_200408.jpg) > [“I'm always trying to gain and keep the audience's respect. I always want them to know that the show doesn't think they're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/i-m-always-trying-to-gain-and-keep-the-audience-s-respect-i-always/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Audience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/audience/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e76/dan-harmon-7587_audience_i-m-always-trying-to-gain-and-keep-the-a_622298.jpg) > [I don't think it's going to be possible for the next generation of writers to tell stories without telling stories about telling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/i-don-t-think-it-s-going-to-be-possible-for-the-next-generation-of/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/381/dan-harmon-7587_about_i-don-t-think-it-s-going-to-be-possible_2473178.jpg) > [Always hedge your bets. That's how I do it. I lay all my bets on what I can contribute, and suffer no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/always-hedge-your-bets-that-s-how-i-do-it-i-lay-all-my-bets-on-what-i/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Bets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bets/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ce/dan-harmon-7587_bets_always-hedge-your-bets-that-s-how-i-do-i_2977088.jpg) > [The most rewarding part of writing for TV is - a year ago I would have said it's just watching it on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/the-most-rewarding-part-of-writing-for-tv-is-a-year-ago-i-would-have/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Collecting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/collecting/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a44/dan-harmon-7587_collecting_the-most-rewarding-part-of-writing-for-t_1629303.jpg) > [I think thoughts in my head bounce around in my skull and, if they keep bouncing around in my skull, they get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/i-think-thoughts-in-my-head-bounce-around-in-my-skull-and-if-they/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Bounce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bounce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0c/dan-harmon-7587_bounce_i-think-thoughts-in-my-head-bounce-aroun_2231697.jpg) > [I became part of a little study group in community college and started caring about strangers. It gave me insight into what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/i-became-part-of-a-little-study-group-in-community-college-and/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Caring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/caring/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8df/dan-harmon-7587_caring_i-became-part-of-a-little-study-group-in_969070.jpg) > [Everything I do, in the middle of it, I lose all objectivity. The business of comedy is kind of ridiculous in that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/everything-i-do-in-the-middle-of-it-i-lose-all-objectivity-the/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b62/dan-harmon-7587_business_everything-i-do-in-the-middle-of-it-i-lo_759606.jpg) > [None of us are bad people. We float around and we run across each other and we learn about ourselves, and we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/none-of-us-are-bad-people-we-float-around-and-we-run-across-each/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Bad people](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad-people/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f57/dan-harmon-7587_bad-people_none-of-us-are-bad-people-we-float-aroun_415881.jpg) > [When you watch the sitcoms that were the big hits when I was growing up, TV was still just TV. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/when-you-watch-the-sitcoms-that-were-the-big-hits-when-i-was-growing/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Allowed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/allowed/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ba/dan-harmon-7587_allowed_when-you-watch-the-sitcoms-that-were-the_563440.jpg) > [I have to be really careful, because I have nothing but love for this entity known as "the customer" in entertainment. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/i-have-to-be-really-careful-because-i-have-nothing-but-love-for-this/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f5/dan-harmon-7587_believe_i-have-to-be-really-careful-because-i-ha_508561.jpg) > [Audiences, as they get smaller, can intensify their relationship with the product, and so can the creative relationship with the people that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/audiences-as-they-get-smaller-can-intensify-their-relationship-with/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Audience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/audience/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca8/dan-harmon-7587_audience_audiences-as-they-get-smaller-can-intens_2765099.jpg) > [I grew up on network sitcoms. If those are gone when I'm 65 years old, I would never forgive myself for not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/i-grew-up-on-network-sitcoms-if-those-are-gone-when-i-m-65-years-old/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Bummed out](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bummed-out/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba0/dan-harmon-7587_bummed-out_i-grew-up-on-network-sitcoms-if-those-ar_196978.jpg) > [You have people saying two things that seem to contradict each other. One, that we live in a golden age of TV.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/you-have-people-saying-two-things-that-seem-to-contradict-each-other/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a9/dan-harmon-7587_age_you-have-people-saying-two-things-that-s_206711.jpg) > [There are no normal people, there are just different kinds of weird, all of it is human and all humanity is better…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/there-are-no-normal-people-there-are-just-different-kinds-of-weird/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Different](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/different/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/328/dan-harmon-7587_different_there-are-no-normal-people-there-are-jus_230985.jpg) > [The language we're exchanging, the fillings in our teeth, the pavement on the road outside, everywhere you look, for better or for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/the-language-we-re-exchanging-the-fillings-in-our-teeth-the-pavement/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Accepting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accepting/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17c/dan-harmon-7587_accepting_the-language-we-re-exchanging-the-fillin_3052330.jpg) > [“My best advice about writer’s block is: the reason you’re having a hard time writing is because of a conflict between the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/my-best-advice-about-writer-s-block-is-the-reason-you-re-having-a/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Bad thing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad-thing/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b20/dan-harmon-7587_bad-thing_my-best-advice-about-writer-s-block-is-t_1920483.jpg) > [“Take it easy. Nothing you do matters as much as you think. Your greatest achievements aren’t yours at all, they’re accidents and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/take-it-easy-nothing-you-do-matters-as-much-as-you-think-your/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Relax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/relax/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee5/dan-harmon-7587_success_take-it-easy-nothing-you-do-matters-as-m_182952.jpg) > [I guess working in the legitimate industry, the best thing you can take away from it is acceptance of the incompetence that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/i-guess-working-in-the-legitimate-industry-the-best-thing-you-can/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Acceptance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acceptance/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/772/dan-harmon-7587_acceptance_i-guess-working-in-the-legitimate-indust_1077900.jpg) > [What's important is passion, investment, and people laughing out loud as they work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/what-s-important-is-passion-investment-and-people-laughing-out-loud/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Important](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/important/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1aa/dan-harmon-7587_important_what-s-important-is-passion-investment-a_156609.jpg) > [There are lots of emotions that go with the Fourth of July.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/there-are-lots-of-emotions-that-go-with-the-fourth-of-july/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Emotions](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/emotions/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e4/dan-harmon-7587_emotions_there-are-lots-of-emotions-that-go-with_3181918.jpg) > [I feel like I am a good person and a professional, very able leader of men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/i-feel-like-i-am-a-good-person-and-a-professional-very-able-leader-of/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Able](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/able/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27d/dan-harmon-7587_able_i-feel-like-i-am-a-good-person-and-a-pro_622086.jpg) > [It was never my direct intention to do anything particularly medium-defying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/it-was-never-my-direct-intention-to-do-anything-particularly-medium/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Defying](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/defying/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/275/dan-harmon-7587_defying_it-was-never-my-direct-intention-to-do-a_2901727.jpg) > [Yoda is interesting because, in addition to being wise, he is two feet tall, and a Yoda.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/yoda-is-interesting-because-in-addition-to-being-wise-he-is-two-feet/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Being wise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-wise/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81c/dan-harmon-7587_being-wise_yoda-is-interesting-because-in-addition_2359803.jpg) > [I expect the audience to assume TV is stupid. I accept that it's my job to overcome it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-harmon/i-expect-the-audience-to-assume-tv-is-stupid-i-accept-that-it-s-my/) [Dan Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/) [Accepting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accepting/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afe/dan-harmon-7587_accepting_i-expect-the-audience-to-assume-tv-is-st_1174199.jpg) ## Dan Harmon by topic [People (25)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/dan-harmon/) [Television (18)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/television/dan-harmon/) [Writing (13)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing/dan-harmon/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-harmon/#itemlist", "name": "Dan Harmon Quotes", "numberOfItems": 40, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I really like performing for people.", "creator": { "@type": 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By default, our instinct is to conquer the fear, but our feelings are much, much, less within our control than the goals we set, and since it’s the conflict BETWEEN the two forces blocking you, if you simply change your goal from “writing well” to “writing badly,” you will be a veritable fucking fountain of material, because guess what, man, we don’t like to admit it, because we’re raised to think lack of confidence is synonymous with paralysis, but, let’s just be honest with ourselves and each other: we can only hope to be good writers. We can only ever hope and wish that will ever happen, that’s a bird in the bush. The one in the hand is: we suck. We are terrified we suck, and that terror is oppressive and pervasive because we can VERY WELL see the possibility that we suck. We are well acquainted with it. We know how we suck like the backs of our shitty, untalented hands. We could write a fucking book on how bad a book would be if we just wrote one instead of sitting at a desk scratching our dumb heads trying to figure out how, by some miracle, the next thing we type is going to be brilliant. It isn’t going to be brilliant. You stink. Prove it. It will go faster. And then, after you write something incredibly shitty in about six hours, it’s no problem making it better in passes, because in addition to being absolutely untalented, you are also a mean, petty CRITIC. You know how you suck and you know how everything sucks and when you see something that sucks, you know exactly how to fix it, because you’re an asshole. So that is my advice about getting unblocked. Switch from team “I will one day write something good” to team “I have no choice but to write a piece of shit” and then take off your “bad writer” hat and replace it with a “petty critic” hat and go to town on that poor hack’s draft and that’s your second draft. Fifteen drafts later, or whenever someone paying you starts yelling at you, who knows, maybe the piece of shit will be good enough or maybe everyone in the world will turn out to be so hopelessly stupid that they think bad things are good and in any case, you get to spend so much less time at a keyboard and so much more at a bar where you really belong because medicine because childhood trauma because the Supreme Court didn’t make abortion an option until your unwanted ass was in its third trimester. 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