Trey Parker Quotes

A collection of quotes by Trey Parker.

Trey Parker is an American actor, animator, writer, director, and composer, best known as the co-creator of the animated sitcom "South Park". He was born on October 19, 1969, in Conifer, Colorado. Parker attended the University of Colorado Boulder, where he met his creative partner, Matt Stone.

In 1997, Parker and Stone debuted "South Park" on Comedy Central, which quickly became a globally popular and irreverent television series known for its satirical humor and social commentary. The show has won numerous awards and garnered critical acclaim. Parker provides the voice for several of the show's iconic characters, including Stan Marsh and Eric Cartman.

Beyond "South Park," Parker has had success in various areas of entertainment. He co-wrote and co-directed the animated film "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut" (1999), which was a box office success and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song. In 2011, Parker co-wrote and co-directed the critically acclaimed musical "The Book of Mormon," which earned multiple Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

Parker's work is often characterized by his quick wit, biting satire, and his ability to tackle sensitive and controversial topics with humor. He continues to be an influential figure in the entertainment industry, pushing boundaries and challenging the status quo with his unique and often polarizing creations.

You know that everyone thinks that in order to do South Park

You know that everyone thinks that in order to do South Park we must be wild, crazy, rock and roll stars. But the truth is we're just wholesome middle-American guys. We enjoy soda pop, baseball and beating up old people just as much as anybody.

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I try not to tune in to politics until it's two or three mon

I try not to tune in to politics until it's two or three months before the election. Till then, it's like watching preseason football.

My fear is that, as soon as I get married and have kids that

My fear is that, as soon as I get married and have kids that I'll kind of do what a lot of people do and suddenly start making, 'Now I'm gonna make films for kids.' I really hope I don't do that.

If we have a great idea, we'll go, 'Oh, this could be a cool

If we have a great idea, we'll go, 'Oh, this could be a cool movie.' Or really for us, it's more like, 'Oh, this is a really bad idea. Let's do this. This seems really stupid.'

I got into this little habit of architecture and building. I

I got into this little habit of architecture and building. I designed a house in Colorado and one in Hawaii. The idea is supposed to be build and sell - but then I can never bring myself to sell them.

I don't want to say never, but I hope I don't become that 't

I don't want to say never, but I hope I don't become that 'take me seriously now' guy.

My dad was just a big Joseph Campbell nut.

My dad was just a big Joseph Campbell nut.

No, writing musicals is the hardest thing in the world. And

No, writing musicals is the hardest thing in the world. And it was really funny, because I remember when the South Park movie came out, there were some critics that said, 'Well it's obvious that in order to get it to be 90 minutes they filled some time with music.'

Me and Matt love to argue, but in general our sense of humor

Me and Matt love to argue, but in general our sense of humor is pretty much alike.

It's been a fascinating thing because we didn't really know

It's been a fascinating thing because we didn't really know how to write when we started South Park at all. It's been like, we've just sort of grown up a bit and it's amazing to just see how, if you take Butters and Cartman and put them in any scene, it works.

Saying goodbye doesn't mean anything. It's the time we spent

Saying goodbye doesn't mean anything. It's the time we spent together that matters, not how we left it.

Most people I know are not hard-core religious people. They

Most people I know are not hard-core religious people. They are what I would call 'lightly religious.' So I don't buy the notion that we can't laugh about religion in America.

It's funny because I think a lot of it is simply... We've ne

It's funny because I think a lot of it is simply... We've never considered ourselves satirists, but because we're on Comedy Central and because we're South Park on Comedy Central, we can do any topic we want.

I grew up with the religion of 'Star Wars,' frankly. That's

I grew up with the religion of 'Star Wars,' frankly. That's when I realized there is something bigger out there... and it's called The Force.

In terms of the creative side of it, it's really been a thin

In terms of the creative side of it, it's really been a thing where you come up with the funny stuff is usually at a bar or out talking to people or whatever.

So we're considering doing a new Christmas album, because th

So we're considering doing a new Christmas album, because there's been Christmas episodes since then, and maybe finally do the version of 'The Most Offensive Song Ever' with lyrics intact.

I bought a house for my mom, I bought a house for my dad, I

I bought a house for my mom, I bought a house for my dad, I bought a house for my sister.