Quote

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, they also don't repeat anything I've seen on television.

Matt Groening

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Matt Groening
Age: 54
Actor
Animator
Author
Cartoonist
Comics Artist
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Portland
Oregon
Matthew Abram Groening
Matthew Groening
Television
Repeat
Seen
Repeats
Stories
Originals
Also
Original
Fantastic
Anything
Writers
Done
Creating
Already
Mike

More quotes by Matt Groening

Image
Think beer drink beer.
Matt Groening
Image
Most TV shows don't reward you for paying attention.
Matt Groening
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
Image
I would prefer to listen to a French classical composer like Olivier Messiaen than to the pop hits of the day.
Matt Groening
Image
I know for a fact, obviously, because my kids grew up watching the show, that there are some things they are introduced to from 'The Simpsons', and then later in life they see the thing we're parodying. My kids had not seen 'Casablanca,' and we'd done parodies of 'Casablanca.'
Matt Groening
Image
Keep your expectations tiny you'll go through life not so whiney.
Matt Groening
Image
Aren't we forgeting the true meaning of Christmas? You know, the birth of Santa.
Matt Groening
Image
The entire world of grown-ups is corrupt and stupid.
Matt Groening
Image
I judge my life by how miserable it used to be. If I could pay my rent, I was deliriously happy. Now I'm deliriously happy all the time.
Matt Groening
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
Image
Oh, loneliness and cheeseburgers are a dangerous mix.
Matt Groening
Image
Living creatively is really important to maintain throughout your life. And living creatively doesn't mean only artistic creativity, although that's part of it. It means being yourself, not just complying with the wishes of other people.
Matt Groening
Image
Welcome to Suckersville, man.
Matt Groening
Image
I think people who work in comedy and humor are hesitant to analyze it too much, because you feel like if you take it apart, you'll break it and not be able to put it back together again.
Matt Groening
Image
Vampires are make-believe, like elves, gremlins, and eskimos.
Matt Groening
Image
We have 'Doctor Who' references on 'Futurama,' but we have a lot of science fiction references that I don't get but in the staff we have experts on 'Star Trek,' 'Star Wars,' 'Doctor Who' and 'Dungeons and Dragons.'
Matt Groening
Image
Nihilism in American comedy came along way before 'The Simpsons.' There was a fairly nihilistic point of view to 'Saturday Night Live,' for instance, back in the beginning, and a lot of really dark comedy had a really anti-sentimental take on life.
Matt Groening
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
Image
The world ends when I die. And as far as I'm concerned, the rest of the universe might as well call it a day too.
Matt Groening
Image
I think human beings probably resonate with audiences more than bunnies, but who knows?
Matt Groening