Matt Groening Quotes
Oftentimes, what seems to be a street lunatic charging at me spouting gibberish turns out to be a devoted 'Simpsons' fan quoting their favorite line.
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I'm excited that I get to do what I love, and I'm benefiting through projects that speak to me.
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I don't mind if somebody comes up to me and shakes my hand, but if I'm in the middle of a restaurant and somebody asks me for a picture, I can be a jerk and say no, or I can say yes and draw more attention to myself, which is exactly the opposite of what I want.
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I certainly was one of the instigators in the 1960s of freedom of expression.
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As an author, I had spent years writing my stories on my own in a quiet room. My ideas traveled from my brain to my fingers, executed exactly as I saw fit, never veering from my own intent. TV simply doesn't work that way.
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I had a happier experience of the city as an actress than I had had as a model.
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I enjoy writing but I much prefer the experience of having written.
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I just think old old movies, they make you concentrate and pay attention so much more. They feel so warm. A lot of modern digital videotape, it's just too bright. Don't know why, it's not warm.
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Getting to the point where I was ready to write a book has been about a 20-year journey of being, really honestly, too afraid to try - which I think is pretty common for people who are trying to write a large piece of fiction.
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I don't write a great song every day. I don't write a great song every couple weeks. It comes in such random times.
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I wanted the influence. In the end I wasn't very good at being a president. I looked out of the window and thought that the man cutting the lawn actually seemed to have more control over what he was doing.
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Obviously we had to study Shakespeare at school, but to be honest, I was not a fan. I found the language very difficult, and I didn't enjoy watching it or studying it. I auditioned five times for the Royal Shakespeare Company early on in my career, and I didn't even get past the first rounds.
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My everyday job is about superficial beauty, but when I'm not working I prefer to work on my inner beauty - I read a lot, I try to learn.
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I am always watching old films and trying to fill gaps in my knowledge.
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I just wanna hear my own voice.
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All three of the Abrahamic religions were born and nurtured in arid, disturbed environments.
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What was interesting was talking to older gay men about what it was like being gay in the Eighties.
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I haven't done an international film for a long time.
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I had no clue about taxes at all. I didn't know they hit your paycheck. There's something that you've always got to put money away for. I didn't know you've got to put money away for it, even though it's coming out your own money. It's like, 'What the heck?'
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Reality television is less honest than YouTube. YouTube is the real reality.
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I admire my father greatly.
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We do not take humor seriously enough.
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Wit will shineThrough the harsh cadence of a rugged line.
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Oftentimes, what seems to be a street lunatic charging at me spouting gibberish turns out to be a devoted 'Simpsons' fan quoting their favorite line.
