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
Do we have any food that wasn't brutally slaughtered?" Homer: "Well, I think the veal died of loneliness. — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
I always thought that television was the way to go in my goal to invade pop culture because it got to towns… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
I think in daily newspapers, the way comic strips are treated, it's as if newspaper publishers are going out of their way… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
I think 'Family Guy' and 'American Dad' have definitely staked out their own style and territory, and now the accusations are coming… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
I basically drew my own family. My father's name is Homer. My mother's name is Margaret. I have a sister Lisa and… — 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
The next time you are contemplating a decision in which you are debating whether or not to go for the gusto, ask… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
American culture has a lot of great moustaches in its history. Mark Twain had a great moustache, Charlie Chaplin, Ben Turpin ...… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
You know, I've been thinking. Everyone makes peanut butter and jelly sandwiches but usually the jelly drips out all over the side… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
I think in daily newspapers, the way comic strips are treated, it's as if newspaper publishers are going out of their way… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
I thought I was going to make crazy cartoons for the rest of my life. I didn't think I'd ever get paid… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
I think human beings probably resonate with audiences more than bunnies, but who knows? — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
I think there is a certain charm to the hand drawn image that I like. My problem with CGI is that it's… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
One of the things I would like to do is make up stories that I would have enjoyed when I was a… — 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
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
