Quotes from Matt Groening

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

Eat my shorts!

I may be biting off more than I can chew, but with 'The Simpsons' and with 'Futurama,' what I'm trying to do in the guise of light entertainment, if this is possible - is nudge people, jostle them a little, wake them up to some of the ways in which we're being manipulated and exploited.

The thing about a cartoon is, you can do whatever you want. The tightrope that we are walking on 'The Simpsons' and 'Futurama' is 'How do you continue to surprise the audience, but make them good surprises?' Not every surprise is good, but you want to continue jolting people.

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

We have 'Doctor Who' references on 'Futurama,' but we have a lot of science fiction references that I don't get; but in the staff we have experts on 'Star Trek,' 'Star Wars,' 'Doctor Who' and 'Dungeons and Dragons.'

Welcome to Suckersville, man.

A woman is like beer. They look good, they smell good, and you'd step over your own mother just to get one!

Solitude never hurt anyone. Emily Dickinson lived alone, and she wrote some of the most beautiful poetry the world has ever known... then went crazy as a loon." Lisa Simpson

God often gives nuts to toothless people.

If God didn't want us to eat cows, why are they made out of meat?

Because good writing in a TV cartoon is so rare, I think the animation on The Simpsons is often overlooked.

If I have one technology tip of the day, it's this: No matter how good the video on YouTube is, don't read the comments, just don't, because it will make you hate all humans.

One of the great things about the Internet is that you can read what everybody has to say about everything. It is fascinating to me, the critiques about humor by people who have no sense of humor.

America's health care system is second only to Japan, Canada, Sweden, Great Britain, well ... all of Europe. But you can thank your lucky starts we don't live in Paraguay!

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.

When you're as important as I am, getting your feelings hurt by me is almost an honor.

Actually, I've been working on a plan. During the exam, I'll hide under some coats, and hope that somehow everything will work out.

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?"

Anxiety and hostility seem to be a great part of good and bad humor. Examining humor too closely does seem to destroy it.

You can't keep blaming yourself. Just blame yourself once, and move on." Homer Simpson

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

I grew up completely overwhelmed by TV, and part of the reason why I have gone into television is as a way to justify to myself all those wasted hours of watching TV as a kid. I can now look back and say, 'Oh, that was research.'

Cartooning is for people who can't quite draw and can't quite write. You combine the two half-talents and come up with a career.