Matt Groening

Since I was there in the very beginning, I know the history of the characters. So, I make comments about the tone and sometimes remind the writers that we've done that before. ↗

— Matt Groening

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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. ↗

— Matt Groening

#celebration #funny #get #mad #making

'The Simpsons' is an especially collaborative show. ↗

— Matt Groening

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The writers led by Mike Scully are fantastic. And they're creating original stories that not only don't repeat what we've already done, they also don't repeat anything I've seen on television. ↗

— Matt Groening

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We've been running a little behind schedule. But only by about 15 years or so. ↗

— Matt Groening

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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. ↗

— Matt Groening

#bunch #funny #funny stuff #got #grew

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

— Matt Groening

#grown-ups #i #kid #like #most

When authorities warn you of the sinfulness of sex, there is an important lesson to be learned. Do not have sex with the authorities. ↗

— Matt Groening

#important #important lesson #learned #lesson #sex

The thing that makes me happiest about Simpsons Illustrated are all the drawings that we get from readers. I wish we could print them all. They're really imaginative. They show a lot of hard work. ↗

— Matt Groening

#could #drawings #get #happiest #hard

God often gives nuts to toothless people. ↗

— Matt Groening

#god #nuts #often #people