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Let's face it, all the good stuff happens after midnight.

Matt Groening

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Matt Groening
Age: 54
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Matthew Abram Groening
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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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Oh, loneliness and cheeseburgers are a dangerous mix.
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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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When DVDs finally disappear, I'm going to be sad. I'll miss the commentaries.
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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.
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If at first you don't succeed - give it up. It isn't worth the pain.
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If people only knew how much I secretly hated them, they'd love me for holding it in.
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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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I went through a phase where people would introduce me at parties as a cartoonist, and everybody felt sorry for me. 'Oh, Matt's a cartoonist.' Then people further feeling sorry for me would ask me to draw Garfield. Because I'm a cartoonist, draw Snoopy or Garfield or something.
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I don't have to be careful, I've got a gun.
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A lot of American shows don't last for as long as 12 episodes. They get cut after one. But certainly one of the great things about The Office in particular was that there was a beginning, a middle and an end.
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Vampires are make-believe, like elves, gremlins, and eskimos.
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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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Being a good embalmer is a thankless job.
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How is education supposed to make me feel smarter? Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain. Remember when I took that home winemaking course, and I forgot how to drive?
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When I look at the smiles on all the children's faces...I just know they're about to jab me with something.
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