Matt Groening Quotes

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.

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• 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
  • People
  • Teacher
  • Angry