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The Conundrum That I Face On A Daily Basis Is That I Have Two Sons Who Have Grown Up Watching 'the Simpsons,' So They Know Exactly What Buttons To Push. They Know How Bart Irritates Homer, And They Use These Lines Against Me To Tell Me That I'm Not Funny Anymore.

Part Of The Fun Of Being Alive Is Knowing That You're Annoying The Hell Out Of Someone Else.

With 'futurama,' I Was Just Worried That Somebody Would Beat Us To It; It Seemed So Obvious That There Should Be An Animated Science Fiction Show Set In The Future. And One Of The Reasons Why It's Not, I Learned, Is That It's Really, Really Difficult.

I Went Through A Phase Where People Would Introduce Me At Parties As A Cartoonist, And Everybody Felt Sorry For Me. 'oh, Matt's A Cartoonist.' Then People Further Feeling Sorry For Me Would Ask Me To Draw Garfield. Because I'm A Cartoonist, Draw Snoopy Or Garfield Or Something.

'the Simpsons' Is An Especially Collaborative Show.