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

Trey Parker is expressing ambivalence about the common career arc in comedy and pop culture: the moment when a creator known for irreverence pivots toward prestige and demands to be regarded as “serious.” The line acknowledges that growth and change are possible (“I don’t want to say never”) while still resisting the ego and self-importance that can accompany a bid for artistic legitimacy. Implicitly, it defends comedy as a valid mode of expression in its own right, not merely a stepping-stone to “real” art, and it signals a preference for staying playful, subversive, and self-aware rather than chasing solemn recognition.