Matt Groening Quotes
My standard comment is, 'If you don't want your kids to be like Bart Simpson, don't act like Homer Simpson.'
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It's funny, I remember doing the Johnny Carson show, and, uh, I couldn't afford my rent.
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He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.
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I never want to make a complete, 180 reactional record. I wanted a connection to what I've done in the past but still move forward and evolve.
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The willingness and ability to live fully in the now eludes many people. While eating your appetizer, don't be concerned with dessert.
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If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.
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I'm always nervous when I start a new picture.
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As Governor, I've worked to solve problems the New Hampshire way - bringing together Democrats, Republicans and Independents to help hard-working Granite Staters adapt to our changing economy so that everyone has the opportunity to get ahead and stay ahead.
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Responding to terrorism inevitably implies military consequences. This may shock some people, but these groups must also be dealt with on a military footing. I won't use the word 'combat' to avoid being painted as a crusader.
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I have won the most national titles as a German, so what should I do after that? Lay back and take it easy? That's not how I am.
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I thought of Jeff Bridges in 'Hell or High Water' and Ben Foster, and I kept trying very hard not to, because you're terrified you're going to write this thing that then feeds specifically to this one person that then won't do it.
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If the lyrics are something new, then maybe I want to give it a more traditional form, or the other way around, but not have all one or the other.
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'Trolls' was a blank slate - there was no world, no mythology. We talked a lot about the Grinch and we liked how they showed his heart growing, but how do you show a photographable device like that for the Bergens? We ended up using color for a lot of that: desaturating and then pulling the saturation up.
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Jesus is an example. We have other examples, including many of our ancestors as role models who understood the inner meaning of our orientation.
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If you tell the truth you get into trouble, and that's why politicians are extremely dull.
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Competition is like a treadmill. If you stand still, you get swept off. But when you run, you can never really get ahead of the treadmill and cover new terrain - so you never run faster than the speed that is set.
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It's the way you ride the trail that counts.
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Probably I understand very much the people who rise against injustice.
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It's an unfortunate reality of life that toxins are constantly building up in our bodies.
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I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.
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I hate having to pose for photos. It's just so embarrassing. Everyone is expecting you to know what to do because you're an actor, but I haven't a clue.
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I travel a lot.
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My parents had three kids right after the Second World War, and we were all sort of sickly. Then I had a fourth sibling, with very serious asthma. The medical bills... So my parents always struggled.
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My standard comment is, 'If you don't want your kids to be like Bart Simpson, don't act like Homer Simpson.'
