--- title: "7 Cartoon Quotes By Matt Groening" description: "7 Cartoon quotes by Matt Groening. Plus more from Matt Groening and more Cartoon sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa4/matt-groening-1946_brand-new_i-had-been-drawing-my-weekly-comic-strip_919026.png" --- > [I had been drawing my weekly comic strip, 'Life in Hell,' for about five years when I got a call from Jim…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/i-had-been-drawing-my-weekly-comic-strip-life-in-hell-for-about-five/) [Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa4/matt-groening-1946_brand-new_i-had-been-drawing-my-weekly-comic-strip_919026.png) > [In 'Futurama,' the skin color is no longer yellow. They have actually evolved to cartoon skin tone. But they still have four…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/in-futurama-the-skin-color-is-no-longer-yellow-they-have-actually/) [Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/508/matt-groening-1946_cartoon_in-futurama-the-skin-color-is-no-longer_1016514.png) > ['The Simpsons' was about children and married parents; 'Futurama' is about people in between; they're growing up and haven't settled down. Every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/the-simpsons-was-about-children-and-married-parents-futurama-is-about/) [Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/017/matt-groening-1946_cartoon_the-simpsons-was-about-children-and-marr_1632081.jpg) > [Because good writing in a TV cartoon is so rare, I think the animation on The Simpsons is often overlooked.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/because-good-writing-in-a-tv-cartoon-is-so-rare-i-think-the-animation/) [Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e6/matt-groening-1946_animation_because-good-writing-in-a-tv-cartoon-is_2381504.png) > [The thing about a cartoon is, you can do whatever you want. The tightrope that we are walking on 'The Simpsons' and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/the-thing-about-a-cartoon-is-you-can-do-whatever-you-want-the/) [Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/565/matt-groening-1946_audience_the-thing-about-a-cartoon-is-you-can-do_2480910.png) > ['Adult Swim' on the Cartoon Network is unbelievable. And 'South Park' continues to do great stuff. And 'Family Guy' and the various…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/adult-swim-on-the-cartoon-network-is-unbelievable-and-south-park/) [Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95f/matt-groening-1946_adults_adult-swim-on-the-cartoon-network-is-unb_2722562.png) > [I thought I was going to make crazy cartoons for the rest of my life. I didn't think I'd ever get paid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/i-thought-i-was-going-to-make-crazy-cartoons-for-the-rest-of-my-life/) [Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/411/matt-groening-1946_cartoon_i-thought-i-was-going-to-make-crazy-cart_3014456.png) ## Other authors on Cartoon ## More by Matt Groening > [You just have to keep in mind that the important relationship is the relationship with the audience. That's what I try to do. Everything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/you-just-have-to-keep-in-mind-that-the-important-relationship-is-the/) [Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/) > [Do my worst, eh? Smithers, release the robotic Richard Simmons." --Mr. Burns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/do-my-worst-eh-smithers-release-the-robotic-richard-simmons-mr-burns/) [Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/) > [I draw a weekly comic strip called Life in Hell, which is syndicated in about 250 newspapers. That's what I did before The Simpsons,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/i-draw-a-weekly-comic-strip-called-life-in-hell-which-is-syndicated/) [Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/) > [We've got a bunch of new writers now who tell me they grew up watching The Simpsons. It's bizarre, and they're writing some very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/we-ve-got-a-bunch-of-new-writers-now-who-tell-me-they-grew-up/) [Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/) > [When authorities warn you of the sinfulness of sex, there is an important lesson to be learned. Do not have sex with the authorities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/when-authorities-warn-you-of-the-sinfulness-of-sex-there-is-an/) [Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/) > [I was always frightened by taverns. They just seemed like very unpleasant places to go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/i-was-always-frightened-by-taverns-they-just-seemed-like-very/) [Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/) > [There's always room out there for the hand-drawn image. I personally like the imperfection of hand drawing as opposed to the slick look of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/there-s-always-room-out-there-for-the-hand-drawn-image-i-personally/) [Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/) > [People go into cartooning because they're shy and they're angry. That's when you're sitting in the back of a classroom drawing the teacher.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/people-go-into-cartooning-because-they-re-shy-and-they-re-angry-that/) [Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/) > [Keep your expectations tiny you'll go through life not so whiney.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/keep-your-expectations-tiny-you-ll-go-through-life-not-so-whiney/) [Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/) > [Cartooning is for people who can't quite draw and can't quite write. You combine the two half-talents and come up with a career.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/cartooning-is-for-people-who-can-t-quite-draw-and-can-t-quite-write/) [Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/) > [On 'The Simpsons,' I will say that we definitely like to comment on what's going on in the world, and we try to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/on-the-simpsons-i-will-say-that-we-definitely-like-to-comment-on-what/) [Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/) > [First you get the sugar, then you get the power, then you get the women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/first-you-get-the-sugar-then-you-get-the-power-then-you-get-the-women/) [Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/) > [The tendency in comedy is to have a character who's stupid get more stupid, because you're trying to top yourself and not just repeat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/the-tendency-in-comedy-is-to-have-a-character-who-s-stupid-get-more/) [Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/) > ['The Simpsons' from the very beginning was based on our memories of brash '60s sitcoms - you had a main title theme that was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/the-simpsons-from-the-very-beginning-was-based-on-our-memories-of/) [Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/) > [The conundrum that I face on a daily basis is that I have two sons who have grown up watching 'The Simpsons,' so they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/the-conundrum-that-i-face-on-a-daily-basis-is-that-i-have-two-sons/) [Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cartoon/matt-groening/#itemlist", "name": "7 Cartoon Quotes By Matt Groening", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I had been drawing my weekly comic strip, 'Life in Hell,' for about five years when I got a call from Jim Brooks, who was developing 'The Tracey Ullman Show' for the brand-new Fox network. 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