Matt Groening Quotes

'The Simpsons' was about children and married parents; 'Futurama' is about people in between; they're growing up and haven't settled down. Every other cartoon show seemed to be, you know, dumb dad, bratty kids.

Matt Groening

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ChildrenParentsPeopleGrowing Up

Sometimes making a story is as easy as putting two characters in a room and seeing what happens. So, imagine a great white shark and a giant squid in the same bathroom.

Jim Toomey

GreatStoryEasySeeingWhiteShark

When you play a gig in Poland or Australia, or you play a gig in Toledo, they all clap at the same parts of the show. They're clapping for the solos in the exact same way.

Joe Bonamassa

YouPlayAustraliaWaySameShow

Some locations are so terrible, you can't even breathe, and you still have to act.

Jena Malone

YouBreatheActTerribleStillEven

Paul McCartney had a baby when he was 61; Rod Stewart was 66; Rupert Murdoch was a stunning 72. Not only does that mean they'll have less stamina than the average dad, that means they'll, well, check out a lot sooner too.

Jeffrey Kluger

BabyMeanAverageOutCheckWell

I really love animals. My cat is my little soul mate. He's not just a cat, he's my friend.

Tracey Emin

LoveFriendPetSoulAnimalsCat

It's a treat to portray a complex character. Besides... where else could I find a job where emotional outbursts and odd exclamations like 'Egad!', 'Narf!', 'Poit!', 'Splonk!' and 'Zort!' are allowed?

Rob Paulsen

CharacterJobTreatFindEmotional

If you have a great passion it seems that the logical thing is to see the fruit of it, and the fruit are children.

Roman Polanski

PassionChildrenGreatFruitYou

One must learn, if one is to see the beauty in Japan, to like an extraordinarily restrained and delicate loveliness.

Mary Ritter Beard

BeautyLearnSeeMustDelicateLike

I worked on three independent movies in close succession and... I really learned from those directors how to stay on budget, make your days, get it done, keep everyone happy, which is a huge thing in a movie, and to steer the ship.

Michael Urie

HappyShipBudgetDoneThreeMovies

I can say, 'Well, I'm a male. I'm a male human. I'm a medical doctor. I'm an author...' If I go to a religious point of view, I will say, 'I am a soul. I am a spirit.' If I go into science, I will say, 'I am energy. I am light.' But the truth is I have no idea what I am.

Don Miguel Ruiz

TruthScienceLightSoulMedical

No one is going to tell me I'm too small to do whatever, to do anything. That's not up to them, and I'll never give anyone that power to say that.

Draymond Green

PowerMeSmallSayNeverAnything

In the American office lexicon, 'aging' - and its close cousin 'old' - are inconsistent modifiers. While older women are often labeled as 'tired' and 'out of touch,' aging men get to be 'distinguished' and 'seasoned.'

Bonnie Hammer

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