Matt Groening Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“God often gives nuts to toothless people.”

“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.”

“I don't have to be careful, I've got a gun.”

“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.”

“'The Simpsons' is about alienation and the ambivalence of living with a family who you love but who drive you completely crazy.”

“'The Simpsons' basically - and 'Futurama' - are really smart shows. They're kind of disguised as these goofy animated sitcoms, but the references within the shows, if you're paying attention, are pretty smart and pretty sophisticated.”

“It's a funny show. The characters are surprisingly likable, given how ugly they are. We've got this huge cast of characters that we can move around. And over the last few seasons, we've explored some of the secondary characters' personal lives a bit more.”

“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.”

“Well, most grown-ups forget what it was like to be a kid. I vowed that I would never forget.”

“You've got to embrace the future. You can whine about it, but you've got to embrace it.”