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… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
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… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
A lot of people believe that if everybody just did what they were told - obeyed - everything would be fine. But… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
Our solution on 'The Simpsons' is to do jokes that people who have an education, or some frame of reference, can get.… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
One of the great things about the Internet is that you can read what everybody has to say about everything. It is… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
I think when 'The Simpsons' first came on, there was an uproar. People got used to it. They realized the show's really… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
I may be biting off more than I can chew, but with 'The Simpsons' and with 'Futurama,' what I'm trying to do… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
No matter how good you are at something, there's always about a million people better than you. — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
A woman knows all about her children. She knows about dentist appointments, soccer games, romances, best friends, location of friend's houses, favorite… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
The Simpsons and Futurama are such big projects, going on for years and working in different media, that everything involved with them,… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
Sometimes people get mad at The Simpsons' subversive story telling, but there's another message in there, which is a celebration of making… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
If people only knew how much I secretly hated them, they'd love me for holding it in. — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
Humor does depend on surprise, and the things that people remember as the funniest things in the world, you look at later… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all. — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
I went through a phase where people would introduce me at parties as a cartoonist, and everybody felt sorry for me. 'Oh,… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
'The Simpsons' was about children and married parents; 'Futurama' is about people in between; they're growing up and haven't settled down. Every… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
Sometimes people try to read into my strip and find out what my state of mind is. And I can say if… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
I think people who work in comedy and humor are hesitant to analyze it too much, because you feel like if you… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
Living creatively is really important to maintain throughout your life. And living creatively doesn't mean only artistic creativity, although that's part of… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
The thing about a cartoon is, you can do whatever you want. The tightrope that we are walking on 'The Simpsons' and… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
We did 'The Simpsons Movie,' which took almost four years; it was the same people that do the TV show, and it… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
Everybody doesn't have to get every joke. People really appreciate not being condescended to. — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
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… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
Do my worst, eh? Smithers, release the robotic Richard Simmons." --Mr. Burns — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
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,… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
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… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
When authorities warn you of the sinfulness of sex, there is an important lesson to be learned. Do not have sex with the authorities. — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
I was always frightened by taverns. They just seemed like very unpleasant places to go. — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
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… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
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. — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
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. — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
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… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
First you get the sugar, then you get the power, then you get the women. — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
