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Matt Groening

"A lot of our writers, like Conan O'Brien, moved on to other things."

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A.E. Samaan

"I'm a schoolteacher and a writer. So that's what I do."

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A.E. Samaan

"There are many more want-to-be writers out there than good editors."

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A.E. Samaan

"I am a writer because writing is the thing I do best."

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A.E. Samaan

"And you find as a writer there are certain spots on the planet where you write better than others, and I believe in that. And New Orleans is one of them."

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A.E. Samaan

"Good writers are of necessity rare."

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A.E. Samaan

"The so-called feminist writers were disgusted with me. I did my thing, and so I guess by feminist standards I'm a feminist. That suits me fine."

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A.E. Samaan

"If I have any regrets, I could say that I'm sorry I wasn't a better writer or a better singer."

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A.E. Samaan

"Writers never feel comfortable having labels attached to them, however accurate they are."

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A.E. Samaan

"Sean's a great, great writer."

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A.E. Samaan

"I think of myself as a writer who happens to be doing his writing as an anthropologist."

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Matt Groening
"Love is a perky elf dancing a merry little jig and then suddenly he turns on you with a miniature machine gun."

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Matt Groening
"Since I was there in the very beginning, I know the history of the characters. So, I make comments about the tone and sometimes remind the writers that we've done that before."

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Matt Groening
"One of the things I would like to do is make up stories that I would have enjoyed when I was a kid. So, if I'm thinking about an audience, it's usually a younger version of myself."

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Matt Groening
"A lot of people believe that if everybody just did what they were told - obeyed - everything would be fine. But that's not what life is all about. That's not real. It's never going to happen."

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Matt Groening
"I love the idea that we put in jokes the kids don't get. And that later, when they grow up and read a few books and go to college and watch the show again, they can get it on a completely different level."

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Matt Groening
"Here's to alcohol: the cause of, and answer to, all of life's problems."

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Matt Groening
"When authorities warn you of the sinfulness of sex, there is an important lesson to be learned. Do not have sex with the authorities."

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Matt Groening
"I also found child's play - stuff that was not considered serious, but goofy - was the stuff I liked to do, so I still do it as an adult."

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Matt Groening
"I want it to go on, but I want us to go out on top."

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Matt Groening
"When The Simpsons came around, there really was nothing else like it on TV. It's hard to imagine, but when Fox first took the plunge with it, it was considered controversial to put animation on prime time."

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