Matt Groening Quotes
Love is a perky elf dancing a merry little jig and then suddenly he turns on you with a miniature machine gun.
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Vaudeville was characterized by sunny optimism, acts that were uplifting, cheerful, and clean. It provided a fanciful, magical escape, but after Black Friday, the tone of American entertainment changed almost overnight.
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Nature also forges man, now a gold man, now a silver man, now a fig man, now a bean man.
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When movies first came out, maybe they were in black and white and there wasn't any sound and people were saying the theater is still the place to be. But now movies and theater have found their own place in the world. They are each legitimate art forms.
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When you work in television, you're in the writer's room all the time.
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I remember having an argument with Alan, I said the Queen's not just going to call the guy up and send him out to do it. And Alan says, well, how would a monarch give orders to her assassin.
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All great rebellions are born of private acts of civil disobedience that inspire rebel bands to plot together.
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Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say 'infinitely' when you mean 'very'; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
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If there were no government-guaranteed student loans, college tuition would be much lower.
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In the days when I was the big hero, the money wasn't much. Nobody made anything on television in those days.
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Chicago's buoy was a couple of hundred yards astern of Arizona, and I was saddened to look at her.
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'Are 'Friends' Electric?' was two songs: the verse part and the talking part. Two different songs I couldn't finish. One day I was playing the main verse part of 'Are 'Friends' Electric?' and after a few minutes I got frustrated, as normal, then started to play the other song, and realized they went together.
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I would say 'American Werewolf in London' is like an unconventional buddy movie: even if the buddy dies 20 minutes in, he still remains throughout the picture, and their partnership is one of the best things in the movie.
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So many people have said that to me, that what they really like about Alex is what she brings out in Marissa, and what this situation brings out in her, a hint of happiness and another side to her character.
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When I sang, I couldn't help making those little curves. People would say, 'Why don't you sing straight?' But I have always had to put something in.
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My experience is in merging extraordinary creative content with innovative global commerce.
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I have a theory and I really believe it. I think your worst weakness can become your greatest single strength.
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I think different teams have different challenges as you go through.
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The severe household has no fierce slaves, but it is the affectionate mother.
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I'm quite investigative. Believe it or not, my mum and dad were in the police, and I sort of like to read into things and stuff.
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Personally, I would love to see every gun on the planet disappear.
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Dance is something which I like to do, but acting is my passion. I would like to do good and meaty roles.
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If you want to make change, 'Show me how' can be a stronger, more effective approach than 'Just say no.' That's what I think.
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Love is a perky elf dancing a merry little jig and then suddenly he turns on you with a miniature machine gun.
