Matt Groening quotes - page 2

It's a funny show. The characters are surprisingly likable, given how ugly they are. We've got this huge cast of characters that we can move around. And over the last few seasons, we've explored some of the secondary characters' personal lives a bit more. (Matt Groening)
I don't have to be careful, I've got a gun. View quote
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Because good writing in a TV cartoon is so rare, I think the animation on The Simpsons is often overlooked. View quote
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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 it again. View quote
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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, and what I plan to do for the rest of my life. View quote
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Basically, everything I try to do is to present an alternative to what somebody else is doing. View quote
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It's just hard not to listen to TV: it's spent so much more time raising us than parents have. View quote
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When The Simpsons came around, there really was nothing else like it on TV. It's hard to imagine, but when Fox first took the plunge with it, it was considered controversial to put animation on prime time. View quote
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I love the idea that we put in jokes the kids don't get. And that later, when they grow up and read a few books and go to college and watch the show again, they can get it on a completely different level. View quote
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I want it to go on, but I want us to go out on top. View quote
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Love is a perky elf dancing a merry little jig and then suddenly he turns on you with a miniature machine gun. (Matt Groening)
When authorities warn you of the sinfulness of sex, there is an important lesson to be learned. Do not have sex with the authorities. View quote
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When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all. View quote
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A lot of people believe that if everybody just did what they were told - obeyed - everything would be fine. But that's not what life is all about. That's not real. It's never going to happen. View quote
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You can't keep blaming yourself. Just blame yourself once, and move on." Homer Simpson. View quote
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I didn't lie, I was writing fiction with my mouth." Homer Simpson. View quote
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The thing that makes me happiest about Simpsons Illustrated are all the drawings that we get from readers. I wish we could print them all. They're really imaginative. They show a lot of hard work. View quote
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Sometimes people try to read into my strip and find out what my state of mind is. And I can say if I'm in a good mood, generally the comic strip starts out in a good mood, but the punchline is very negative and sour. View quote
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This doesn't happen in America! Maybe Ohio, but not in America!" Homer Simpson. View quote
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A lot of our writers, like Conan O'Brien, moved on to other things. View quote
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Most TV shows don't reward you for paying attention. (Matt Groening)
Sometimes people get mad at The Simpsons' subversive story telling, but there's another message in there, which is a celebration of making wild, funny stories. View quote
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We've been running a little behind schedule. But only by about 15 years or so. View quote
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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 funny stuff. View quote
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I also found child's play - stuff that was not considered serious, but goofy - was the stuff I liked to do, so I still do it as an adult. View quote
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