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.

When Groening originally designed Homer he put his own initials into the character's hairline and ear: the hairline resembled an 'M' and the right ear resembled a 'G'. The couple divorced in 1999 after thirteen years of marriage. In an interview with CNN Groening said that "we have a great relationship with Comedy Central and we would love to do more episodes for them but I don't know.

Matthew Abram "Matt" Groening (pron. Brooks. : /ˈɡreɪnɪŋ/ GRAY-ning; born February 15 1954) is an American cartoonist screenwriter producer animator author musician and voice actor.