Anxiety and hostility seem to be a great part of good and bad humor. Examining humor too closely does seem to destroy… — Matt Groening Anxiety Copy Share Image
Masturbation is nothing to be ashamed of. It's nothing to be particularly proud of, either. — Matt Groening Ashamed Copy Share Image
Part of the fun of being alive is knowing that you're annoying the hell out of someone else. — Matt Groening Alive Copy Share Image
It's just hard not to listen to TV: it's spent so much more time raising us than parents have. — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
Love is a perky elf dancing a merry little jig and then suddenly he turns on you with a miniature machine gun. — Matt Groening Computers Copy Share Image
Actually, I've been working on a plan. During the exam, I'll hide under some coats, and hope that somehow everything will work… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
I also found child's play - stuff that was not considered serious, but goofy - was the stuff I liked to do,… — Matt Groening Children Copy Share Image
I don't know why I did it, I don't know why I enjoyed it, and I don't know why I will do… — 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 Access Copy Share Image
With Charlie Brown, it was about loneliness and isolation. I always thought that the thing about Charlie Brown and those characters was… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
I've loved science fiction ever since I was a little kid, mainly from looking at the covers of science-fiction magazines and books,… — Matt Groening Books 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
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
Charles Schultz is a really interesting case. He wrote that comic strip and drew it himself from beginning to end, and it's… — Matt Groening Beginning Copy Share Image
My father was a really sharp cartoonist and filmmaker. He used to tape-record the family surreptitiously, either while we were driving around… — Matt Groening Adventure 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
Warning signs that lover is bored: 1. Passionless kisses 2. Frequent sighing 3. Moved, left no forwarding address. — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
“I've found that child's play -stuff that was not considered serious, but goofy- was the stuff I liked to do, so I… — 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 Comedy 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
Of course I’ve gone mad with power! Have you ever tried going mad without power? It’s boring and no one listens to… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
Solitude never hurt anyone. Emily Dickinson lived alone, and she wrote some of the most beautiful poetry the world has ever known...… — Matt Groening Beautiful Copy Share Image
In 'Futurama,' the skin color is no longer yellow. They have actually evolved to cartoon skin tone. But they still have four… — 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 Career Copy Share Image
With animation, because you can draw anything and do anything and have the characters do whatever you want, the tendency is to… — Matt Groening Animation Copy Share Image
“Your lyrics lack subtlety! You can't just have your characters announce how they feel! That makes me feel angry!” — Matt Groening Angry Copy Share Image
As astute followers of 'Life in Hell' will notice, Akbar and Jeff wear the same striped T-shirt as Charlie Brown. 'Peanuts' was… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
I've conducted an experiment on my kids. Instead of denying them access to media, I've encouraged it. They read comic books, play… — Matt Groening Access Copy Share Image
“[Ned Flanders]: Well looks like someone's having a pre-rapture party. [Homer Simpson]: No, Flanders. Its a meeting of gay witches for abortion,… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
My life changed when I was able to not only get seated in nice restaurants, I was given free appetizers. That was… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
Sales man: You got time for lunch? Homer: Yeah..but I usually have 2 or 3. Salesman: You like thai? Homer: Yeah, ya… — Matt Groening Food Copy Share Image
'The Simpsons' is about alienation and the ambivalence of living with a family who you love but who drive you completely crazy. — Matt Groening Alienation Copy Share Image
I'm a fan of animation and so, the more stuff that doesn't look like the other stuff that's out there, I'm in… — Matt Groening Animation 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 Celebration 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… — Matt Groening Angry Copy Share Image
Ned, have you considered any of the other major religions? They're all pretty much the same. — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
I would prefer to listen to a French classical composer like Olivier Messiaen than to the pop hits of the day. — Matt Groening Classical composers Copy Share Image
You know, the courts may not be working any more, but as long as everyone is videotaping everyone else, justice will be… — Matt Groening Court Copy Share Image
Oftentimes, what seems to be a street lunatic charging at me spouting gibberish turns out to be a devoted 'Simpsons' fan quoting… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
My standard comment is, 'If you don't want your kids to be like Bart Simpson, don't act like Homer Simpson.' — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
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