ʌv hɪz ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ʌvðə sˈɪmpsənz, sˈɛlmən sˈɛd: "ðə hˈɑːɹdɪst θˈɪŋ ɪz wiː hæv tə tɹˈaɪ ænd mˌeɪk ˈiːtʃ ˈɛpɪsˌoʊd æz ɡˈʊd æz ˈɛvɹɪθˌɪŋ ðæts kˈʌm bᵻfˈoːɹ ɪt.
Of his writing of The Simpsons, Selman said: "The hardest thing is we have to try and make each episode as good as everything that's come before it.