Matt Groening Quotes

I think any decent comedy worth its salt has to have heart, otherwise it's just a bunch of jokes. I think people enjoy comedies that have a heart and soul to them.

No matter what I have to say, I'm still trying to say it in comedic form.

For me, comedy is richer and larger than anything else.

I always found that drama, really good drama, has a lot of comedy in it.

What is comedy? Comedy is the art of making people laugh without making them puke.

I don't think that there's necessarily a side to drama that has to be completely bleak. You have to have a flicker of humor 'cause everyone has a flicker of humor, something they find funny in life.

I am a comic writer, which means I get to slay the dragons, and shoot the bull.

Daddy was hilarious. He could take the most mundane event and tell it so that we all on the floor laughing. He trained me in the joys of humor.

A good comedy's very hard to make, so good comic writing I really enjoy.

'Discworld' is taking something that you know is ridiculous and treating it as if it is serious, to see if something interesting happens when you do so.

Good comedy is ageless.

A good comic explores the imagination, but it's always got to have those notes of truth running through it.

The best cartoons work by making fun of sacred cows, in trying to inflict the uncomfortable.

In general, I think comedy is more difficult to write, to direct, and to act successfully.

Comedy can take you a lot further in getting your point across. People are entertained, and then, by being entertained, they get your point.

I think comedy is a genre that has a lot of potential. It is a very content-driven film genre.

The secret of comedy is enjoying it. If you're not laughing, it's not going to be funny.

Comedy can be a lot more fun if you try something unique.

I like things that are sort of comic and humorous rather than satirical.

The whole character of Super Dave is a takeoff on people who pontificate. So one thing I never want to do is pontificate why this works, why this is funny. I have no idea what the appeal is. All we are trying to do is make people have a good time and laugh.

Humour is ahead of everything creatively. I think if things aren't humorous, they are just crap.

Using humor as a wedge into different kinds of stories is my go-to. I think anything I do would have some sort of streak of humor in it.

Stand-up and comedy is the place where we are supposed to be able to make fun of all of the world's ills.

There is parody, when you make fun of people who are smarter than you; satire, when you make fun of people who are richer than you; and burlesque, when you make fun of both while taking your clothes off.

I'm always going to do whatever I think is funniest. If something's dark, I'll do it. If it's a sock puppet, if it's a stool, I'll do it.