Matt Groening

Families are about love overcoming emotional torture.

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

'The Simpsons' is an especially collaborative show.

I may be biting off more than I can chew, but with 'The Simpsons' and with 'Futurama,' what I'm trying to do in the guise of light entertainment, if this is possible - is nudge people, jostle them a little, wake them up to some of the ways in which we're being manipulated and exploited.

Because good writing in a TV cartoon is so rare, I think the animation on The Simpsons is often overlooked.

I was always frightened by taverns. They just seemed like very unpleasant places to go.