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When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all.

Matt Groening

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Matt Groening
Age: 54
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Matthew Abram Groening
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One of the things I would like to do is make up stories that I would have enjoyed when I was a kid. So, if I'm thinking about an audience, it's usually a younger version of myself.
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I always thought that television was the way to go in my goal to invade pop culture because it got to towns in which there were no bookstores. That's how I used to think of it: How do I reach kids who not only don't read but probably have no access to much in the way of books?
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'Adult Swim' on the Cartoon Network is unbelievable. And 'South Park' continues to do great stuff. And 'Family Guy' and the various other Seth MacFarlane projects are amazing.
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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.
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Donuts. Is there anything they can't do?
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Families are about love overcoming emotional torture.
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Here's to alcohol: the cause of, and answer to, all of life's problems.
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Everybody doesn't have to get every joke. People really appreciate not being condescended to.
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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.
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The conundrum that I face on a daily basis is that I have two sons who have grown up watching 'The Simpsons,' so they know exactly what buttons to push. They know how Bart irritates Homer, and they use these lines against me to tell me that I'm not funny anymore.
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I don't have to be careful, I've got a gun.
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Ned, have you considered any of the other major religions? They're all pretty much the same.
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I would prefer to listen to a French classical composer like Olivier Messiaen than to the pop hits of the day.
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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.
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I don't mind sharing the blame if she'll just admit she started it.
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I thought I had an appetite for destruction, but all I wanted was a club sandwich.
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I want it to go on, but I want us to go out on top.
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I promise I'll do anything for you, especialy if it's easy. Homer Simpson
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Did you hear something? No. Did I hear something? ...I don't know.
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My standard comment is, If you don't want your kids to be like Bart Simpson, don't act like Homer Simpson.
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