'The Simpsons' from the very beginning was based on our memories of brash '60s sitcoms - you had a main title theme… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
I have less to do with 'The Simpsons' every season, but I stick my nose in here and there. Basically, it's just… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
The really great thing about having two TV shows going on at the same time is that I can go to one… — 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 have to say that The Simpsons comes from a huge number of great writers headed by Al Jean, the show-runner, and… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
I had been drawing my weekly comic strip, 'Life in Hell,' for about five years when I got a call from Jim… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
'The Simpsons' basically - and 'Futurama' - are really smart shows. They're kind of disguised as these goofy animated sitcoms, but the… — 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
'The Simpsons' obviously is a huge success, and Fox has nothing to do with its success, with its creative success, and as… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
I know for a fact, obviously, because my kids grew up watching the show, that there are some things they are introduced… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
Fans think they want to see more than the 10 to 20 seconds of Itchy and Scratchy that we put on the… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
A lot of American shows don't last for as long as 12 episodes. They get cut after one. But certainly one of… — 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
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
