I think you need to think of yourself as a flawed human being with aspirations for goodness and never start to think,… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Copy Share Image
It's much easier for me to think in terms of character movement and emotion and story rather than, 'What are some wacky… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Character Copy Share Image
For a long time in my adolescence, comedy was the only tool I had for communication and dealing with the world and… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Adolescence Copy Share Image
I'd like to think that 'Bojack,' in some ways, pushes the edges of what some people think an adult animated show can… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Copy Share Image
I love to go on road trips. That's one thing I love about being in L.A. and having a car. In New… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Copy Share Image
I've been in rooms where the creator has sold a show and then felt like the network didn't buy the show they… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Copy Share Image
Humor was a big part of my childhood. My family was full of comedians. We'd sit around the dinner table and try… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Childhood Copy Share Image
Look, anything any writer writes is going to be on some level autobiographical. Part of the funny/sad thing is that you don't… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Copy Share Image
With Bojack we are seeing him on this journey. I think we're hoping for him to find a way to be more… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Copy Share Image
My general feeling about award shows that I've been to in the past was always that when you win, it's a great… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Copy Share Image
Jessica Biel is a really interesting case. She actually called us after the table read and said, "You guys should go meaner."… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Fun Copy Share Image
I would like to see BoJack find some sort of peace. I don't know if happiness is the right word; I don't… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Copy Share Image
Our better angels get clouded and we're more selfish than we should be, more anxious or neurotic or desperate or self-sabotaging. Crueler,… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Copy Share Image
I think that, as a show creator, you have to be very careful about what messages you're putting out into the world.… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Copy Share Image
Why do we want to win an award? Yes, my grandmother would be very proud, but I think it's also so people… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Copy Share Image
One thing I think about a lot is that one of my favorite pieces of narrative art as a child was 'Calvin… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Art Copy Share Image
I've written six seasons of a TV show with great help from an incredible staff of writers and other collaborators, but I… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Copy Share Image
The beauty of Netflix is that you can figure out a good part of the season before you get started. You're never… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Beauty Copy Share Image
I'm very interested in telling darker stories that maybe you are not used to seeing in animation. Especially because in animation you… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Animation Copy Share Image
My mom's last name is Bob. My dad's last name is Waksberg. Every time I try to get a ticket at will… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Dad Copy Share Image
In 'Bojack,' at least at first, we had to couch some of the sadder or weirder or introspective stuff we were doing… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Comedy Copy Share Image
A lot of the hesitancy to talk about the industry in real, concrete terms is not because of people being afraid of… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Country Copy Share Image
I think as soon as we start thinking of ourselves as good people, that's when we start letting ourselves off the hook… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Copy Share Image
I think there's something very valid about having feelings that you can't articulate. I don't think you should shut those feelings out,… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Feelings Copy Share Image
A lot of Christmas episodes feel like stories in quotation marks. Uh, a homeless guy comes to live with them and they… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Christmas Copy Share Image
It's something I've seen a lot of: these tortured geniuses, or self-proclaimed tortured geniuses, who kind of take their damage out on… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Copy Share Image
It's really cool to get these guests on the show BoJack Horseman: not just actors, but, "Can I get Jonathan Lethem on… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Copy Share Image
If you are stuck on a problem, go for a walk and think about something else for a little bit. Going for… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Blank page Copy Share Image
'Lost in Translation' movie says something interesting about the alienation of being a stranger in a strange land, but also of being… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Alienation Copy Share Image
I always felt like the best comedy came out of sadness, and some of my favourite shows growing up - a lot… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Copy Share Image
I was very moved by shows that combined things that were funny and sad. I remember liking 'Simpsons' episodes in which emotions… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Emotions Copy Share Image
I had behavioral problems. I didn't always feel like I fit in. Which is somewhat universal. I don't want to imply that… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Copy Share Image
That's all life is, I guess. Just a bunch of riffs. Look at me: I'm wearing a tie. Why am I wearing… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Life Copy Share Image
I have a lot of affection for those old shows. You can put on an episode of 'Full House' or 'Family Matters'… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Copy Share Image
When I first moved to Los Angeles, I was staying with a friend of a friend of a friend up in the… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Beautiful Copy Share Image
I named him Todd Chavez after a guy I went to middle school with, whose last name was Chavez and who I… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Energy Copy Share Image
When you surround yourself with white people, you continue to hire white people, and when you make an effort to hire people… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Color Copy Share Image
I think some actors are very smart and have the tools. They know how to disconnect themselves from the characters, but I… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Actor Copy Share Image
