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" You've got to embrace the future. You can whine about it, but you've got to embrace it. "
Matt Groening
About
Whine
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" It's just hard not to listen to TV: it's spent so much more time raising us than parents have. "
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" I gave away 'Life in Hell' when it was a little 'zine, and sold it at record stores for $1, and I knew from the time that I first did it that I would continue to do it, because it was fun. "
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First
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" I don't know why I did it, I don't know why I enjoyed it, and I don't know why I will do it again. "
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" I always say that 'Futurama' is real, and 'The Simpsons' is fiction. "
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Always
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" 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. "
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Write
" 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. "
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Matter
You
Technology
" 'The Simpsons' from the very beginning was based on our memories of brash '60s sitcoms - you had a main title theme that was bombastic and grabbed your attention - and when you look at TV shows of the 1970s and '80s, things got very mild and toned down and... obsequious. "
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Memories
Look
Down
" 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.' "
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Doctor
Science
Star
" I love the idea that we put in jokes the kids don't get. And that later, when they grow up and read a few books and go to college and watch the show again, they can get it on a completely different level. "
Matt Groening
Grow
Go
Love
" When authorities warn you of the sinfulness of sex, there is an important lesson to be learned. Do not have sex with the authorities. "
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Lesson
Learned
You
" I think when 'The Simpsons' first came on, there was an uproar. People got used to it. They realized the show's really funny, it's got a heart, so I think it's pretty safe. "
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Heart
People
Show
" We've been running a little behind schedule. But only by about 15 years or so. "
Matt Groening
Only
Years
Behind
" The best stories in our culture have some sort of subversiveness - Mark Twain, 'Catcher in the Rye.' You provide kids with great stories and teach them how to use the tools to make their own. "
Matt Groening
Great
Culture
You
" 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. "
Matt Groening
I Can
Light
People
" 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. "
Matt Groening
Hell
Rest
Plan
" 'The Simpsons' was about children and married parents; 'Futurama' is about people in between; they're growing up and haven't settled down. Every other cartoon show seemed to be, you know, dumb dad, bratty kids. "
Matt Groening
People
Growing Up
Parents
" With 'Futurama,' I was just worried that somebody would beat us to it; it seemed so obvious that there should be an animated science fiction show set in the future. And one of the reasons why it's not, I learned, is that it's really, really difficult. "
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Show
Why
Difficult
" 'The Simpsons' obviously is a huge success, and Fox has nothing to do with its success, with its creative success, and as a result they don't really like the show. They don't like 'The Simpsons' at Fox. "
Matt Groening
Fox
Success
Creative
" Basically, everything I try to do is to present an alternative to what somebody else is doing. "
Matt Groening
Doing
Everything
Present
" Back in high school, I wrote a novel about a character named Bart Simpson. I thought it was a very unusual name for a kid at the time. I had this idea of an angry father yelling 'Bart,' and Bart sounds kind of like bark - like a barking dog. "
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Time
Dog
Father
" I think there is a certain charm to the hand drawn image that I like. My problem with CGI is that it's so rich in texture that my eyes actually get tired. Everything is in focus down to the littlest leaf. "
Matt Groening
Tired
Focus
Eyes
" I want it to go on, but I want us to go out on top. "
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Top
Us
Want
" Families are about love overcoming emotional torture. "
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Love
Torture
Emotional
" 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. "
Matt Groening
You
Walking
Surprise
" 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
Funny
Sometimes
Wild
" I've conducted an experiment on my kids. Instead of denying them access to media, I've encouraged it. They read comic books, play Nintendo and watch way too much TV. "
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Way
Media
Watch
" With 'Futurama,' I wanted to do unrequited love, and David Cohen agreed, and although our original plan was never to have Fry and Leela get together, we finally just said, 'You can only string the fans along so far.' "
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You
Love
Get Together
" Don't have a cow, man. "
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Man
Cow
" I judge my life by how miserable it used to be. If I could pay my rent, I was deliriously happy. Now I'm deliriously happy all the time. "
Matt Groening
Judge
Happy
Time
" 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. "
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Personal
Seasons
Funny