Its a funny show. The characters are surprisingly likable, given how ugly they are. Weve got this huge cast of characters that we can move around. And over the last few seasons, weve explored some of the secondary characters personal lives a bit more. – Matt Groening
Weve got a bunch of new writers now who tell me they grew up watching The Simpsons. Its bizarre, and theyre writing some very funny stuff. – Matt Groening
I think Family Guy and American Dad have definitely staked out their own style and territory, and now the accusations are coming that The Simpsons is taking jokes from Family Guy. And I can tell you, that aint the case. – Matt Groening
Sometimes people get mad at The Simpsons subversive story telling, but theres another message in there, which is a celebration of making wild, funny stories. – Matt Groening
Lets face it – think of Africa, and the first images that come to mind are of war, poverty, famine and flies. How many of us really know anything at all about the truly great ancient African civilizations, which in their day, were just as splendid and glorious as any on the face of the earth? – Henry Louis Gates