Matt Groening
Matt Groening
Matthew Abram "Matt" Groening is an American cartoonist, writer, producer, animator, and voice actor. He is the creator of the comic strip Life in Helland the television series The Simpsonsand Futurama. The Simpsons has gone on to become the longest running U.S. primetime television series in history, as well as the longest running animated series and sitcom...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCartoonist
Date of Birth15 February 1954
CityPortland, OR
CountryUnited States of America
When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all.
I've been deadline-driven for my whole grown-up life, and that hasn't gone away. It is nice to be able to reflect about the big picture, about what kind of stories you want to tell, and how to take advantage of success.
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.
When will people learn? Democracy doesn't work!" (Homer Simpson)
Son, if you really want something in this life, you have to work for it. Now quiet! They're about to announce the lottery numbers.
When authorities warn you of the sinfulness of sex, there is an important lesson to be learned. Do not have sex with the authorities.
With animation, because you can draw anything and do anything and have the characters do whatever you want, the tendency is to be very loose with the boundaries and the rules.
Love is a perky elf dancing a merry little jig and then suddenly he turns on you with a miniature machine gun.
I know all those words, but that sentence makes no sense to me.
The French are funny, sex is funny, and comedies are funny, yet no French sex comedies are funny.
Humor does depend on surprise, and the things that people remember as the funniest things in the world, you look at later and you go, "What? What was that all about?"
'The Simpsons' is an especially collaborative show.
I thought I had an appetite for destruction, but all I wanted was a club sandwich.
I'd be vegetarian if bacon grew on trees