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Of course I’ve gone mad with power! Have you ever tried going mad without power? It’s boring and no one listens to you! — Russ Cargill

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Matt Groening
Age: 54
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As astute followers of 'Life in Hell' will notice, Akbar and Jeff wear the same striped T-shirt as Charlie Brown. 'Peanuts' was very important to me.
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I believe that children are our future. Unless we stop them now.
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Anxiety and hostility seem to be a great part of good and bad humor. Examining humor too closely does seem to destroy it.
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Donuts. Is there anything they can't do?
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I loved literary science fiction. In fact, as a kid, when I was reading science fiction, I thought 'I can't wait for the future when the special effects are good' to represent what was in these books by Arthur C. Clarke, Alfred Bester, Philip K. Dick, J.G. Ballard, Jack Vance.
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Basically, everything I try to do is to present an alternative to what somebody else is doing.
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The really great thing about having two TV shows going on at the same time is that I can go to one and say that I have to go and visit the other and then I can just go home and they don't know.
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I've loved science fiction ever since I was a little kid, mainly from looking at the covers of science-fiction magazines and books, and I've read quite extensively as an adult.
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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.
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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.
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When will I learn? The answers to life's problems aren't at the bottom of a bottle. They're on TV!
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I'm not going to stop torturing myself till I figure out the cause of my pain.
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'The Simpsons' obviously is a huge success, and Fox has nothing to do with its success, with its creative success, and as a result they don't really like the show. They don't like 'The Simpsons' at Fox.
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When will people learn? Democracy doesn't work! (Homer Simpson)
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I thought I was going to make crazy cartoons for the rest of my life. I didn't think I'd ever get paid for it, didn't think I drew well enough, but I knew it made me happy.
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I always say that 'Futurama' is real, and 'The Simpsons' is fiction.
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If something is too hard to do, then it's not worth doing. You just stick that guitar in the closet next to your shortwave radio, your karate outfit and your unicycle and we'll go inside and watch TV.
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Well, most grown-ups forget what it was like to be a kid. I vowed that I would never forget.
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How can I be expected to love someone who tries such crude manipulations as bringing me breakfast in bed?
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I've conducted an experiment on my kids. Instead of denying them access to media, I've encouraged it. They read comic books, play Nintendo and watch way too much TV.
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