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
For some reason, a lot of Hollywood big shots are curious to see how they'd be drawn with bulging eyes and no chin.
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.
Being a good embalmer is a thankless job.
If at first you don't succeed - give it up. It isn't worth the pain.
Buy Space Ghost cereal, but don't eat the prizes.
When DVDs finally disappear, I'm going to be sad. I'll miss the commentaries.
My standard comment is, 'If you don't want your kids to be like Bart Simpson, don't act like Homer Simpson.'
The amazing thing about Freak Out! was that there was nothing quite like it in rock 'n roll at the time. It was really simultaneously crude and ugly, and incredibly sophisticated. The Beatles were funny, but there was nothing with the kind of sneer that you could feel in the music of Frank Zappa.
I’ll keep it short and sweet - Family. Religion. Friendship. These are the three demons you must slay if you wish to succeed in business.
Sometimes people try to read into my strip and find out what my state of mind is. And I can say if I'm in a good mood, generally the comic strip starts out in a good mood, but the punchline is very negative and sour.
It's just hard not to listen to TV: it's spent so much more time raising us than parents have.
We've got a bunch of new writers now who tell me they grew up watching The Simpsons. It's bizarre, and they're writing some very funny stuff.
There's always room out there for the hand-drawn image. I personally like the imperfection of hand drawing as opposed to the slick look of computer animation. But you can do good stuff either way. The Pixar movies are amazing in what they do, but there's plenty of independent animators who are doing really amazing things as well.
Keep your expectations tiny you'll go through life not so whiney.