Since I was there in the very beginning, I know the history of the characters. So, I make comments about the tone… — 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… — Matt Groening Audience 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
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
There's always room out there for the hand-drawn image. I personally like the imperfection of hand drawing as opposed to the slick… — Matt Groening Amazing Copy Share Image
The amazing thing about Freak Out! was that there was nothing quite like it in rock 'n roll at the time. It… — Matt Groening Amazing things Copy Share Image
With 'Futurama,' I wanted to do unrequited love, and David Cohen agreed, and although our original plan was never to have Fry… — 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
“Hello. I'm Leonard Nimoy. The following tale of alien encounters is true. And by true, I mean false. It's all lies. But… — Matt Groening Lies Copy Share Image
I love the idea that we put in jokes the kids don't get. And that later, when they grow up and read… — Matt Groening College 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
I draw a weekly comic strip called Life in Hell, which is syndicated in about 250 newspapers. That's what I did before… — Matt Groening Comic Copy Share Image
If something is too hard to do, then it's not worth doing. You just stick that guitar in the closet next to… — 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
The thing about a cartoon is, you can do whatever you want. The tightrope that we are walking on 'The Simpsons' and… — Matt Groening Audience 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 Creative Copy Share Image
Nihilism in American comedy came along way before 'The Simpsons.' There was a fairly nihilistic point of view to 'Saturday Night Live,'… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
It's a funny show. The characters are surprisingly likable, given how ugly they are. We've got this huge cast of characters that… — Matt Groening Funny Copy Share Image
The scary thing about the future... there will be tiny cameras everywhere, and they'll be flying around like mosquitoes and drones. That… — 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
The thing that makes me happiest about Simpsons Illustrated are all the drawings that we get from readers. I wish we could… — Matt Groening Books Copy Share Image
The writers led by Mike Scully are fantastic. And they're creating original stories that not only don't repeat what we've already done,… — Matt Groening Creating 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
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
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
I personally like the idea of newspapers. It's a good format. You can read it in whatever order you want. You can… — 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 Audience Copy Share Image
The best stories in our culture have some sort of subversiveness - Mark Twain, 'Catcher in the Rye.' You provide kids with… — 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
I like all of the early relationship strips that were collected in 'Love Is Hell,' where I pretended to be an expert… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
I gave away 'Life in Hell' when it was a little 'zine, and sold it at record stores for $1, and I… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
I was very disturbed when Jesus found a demon in a guy, and he put the demon in a herd of pigs,… — Matt Groening Agnostic Copy Share Image
I'm presently incarcerated. Convicted of a crime I didn't even commit. Hah! "Attempted murder"? Now honestly, what is that? Do they give… — 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 loved literary science fiction. In fact, as a kid, when I was reading science fiction, I thought 'I can't wait for… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
