Everybody Is Clever, Just In Their Own

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.

You Just Have To Keep In Mind That The Important Relationship Is The Relationship With The Audience. That's What I Try To Do. Everything Else Is Secondary.

Never! Never, Marge! I Can't Live The Button-down Life Like You. I Want It All: The Terrifying Lows, The Dizzying Highs, The Creamy Middles! Sure, I Might Offend A Few Of The Bluenoses With My Cocky Stride And Musky Odors -- Oh, I'll Never Be The Darling Of The So-called 'city Fathers' Who Cluck Their Tongues, Stroke Their Beards, And Talk About "what's To Be Done With This Homer Simpson?!

I Basically Drew My Own Family. My Father's Name Is Homer. My Mother's Name Is Margaret. I Have A Sister Lisa And Another Sister Maggie, So I Drew All Of Them. I Was Going To Name The Main Character Matt, But I Didn't Think It Would Go Over Well In A Pitch Meeting, So I Changed The Name To Bart.

My Life Changed When I Was Able To Not Only Get Seated In Nice Restaurants, I Was Given Free Appetizers. That Was Like, "oh, My God, I've Arrived".