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 audiencecartooncontinue share on social
Charles Schultz is a really interesting case. He wrote that comic strip and drew it himself from beginning to end, and it's a work of genius. It's very simply drawn, but it has some really deep emotions that you don't expect in a silly-looking comic strip. Matt Groening begincasecharle share on social
I have less to do with 'The Simpsons' every season, but I stick my nose in here and there. Basically, it's just trying to keep the characters consistent and making sure the show has a soul. Matt Groening basicallycharacterconsistent Change image and share on social
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. Matt Groening cartoonistdrawfelt share on social
I think in daily newspapers, the way comic strips are treated, it's as if newspaper publishers are going out of their way to kill the medium. Matt Groening comicdailykill Change image and share on social
'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. Matt Groening animateattentionbasically share on social
Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come. Matt Groening flipicelove Change image and share on social
Basically, everything I try to do is to present an alternative to what somebody else is doing. Matt Groening alternativebasicallypresent Change image and share on social
People go into cartooning because they're shy and they're angry. That's when you're sitting in the back of a classroom drawing the teacher. Matt Groening angrybackcartoon Change image and share on social
