312 Quotes by Matt Groening

I went through a phase where people would introduce me at parties as a cartoonist, and everybody felt sorry for me. ‘Oh, Matt’s a cartoonist.’ Then people further feeling sorry for me would ask me to draw Garfield. Because I’m a cartoonist, draw Snoopy or Garfield or something.

It’s just hard not to listen to TV: it’s spent so much more time raising us than parents have.

I personally like the idea of newspapers. It’s a good format. You can read it in whatever order you want. You can glance at it. There is something about a single screen and scrolling through pages that just doesn’t have the same appeal.

Keep your expectations tiny you’ll go through life not so whiney.

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.

I can’t believe it! Reading and writing actually paid off!

Of course I’ve gone mad with power! Have you ever tried going mad without power? It’s boring and no one listens to you! – Russ Cargill.

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

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.’