Production quotes quotes from The Simpsons Movie (2007)

Since 2001 we had been working to get a script that would be worthy of people actually paying to see the Simpsons. ~ Matt Groening

We've been running a little behind schedule, but only by about 15 years. ~ Matt Groening

If I were feeling any more pressure, I'd be a diamond. ~ Al Jean

We're going to put some fake plots out there just to make things interesting. ~ James L. Brooks

The idea of the movie is that all of us who ran the show at one point, and who have been there from the beginning come together as the writing team for this movie. ~ James L. Brooks

That trailer is running on 7000 screens this weekend, committing us to opening every place in the world on the same date, which means we'd better get started. ~ James L. Brooks

We've taken script security to the point of lunacy, although it helped that we wrote it in Aramaic. ~ Mike Scully

This was enormously challenging, because it involved filling 120 blank pages with an actual story and words people say. ~ James L. Brooks

I can absolutely guarantee that this film will far exceed the wildest expectations of every Simpsons fan. Start lining up at the theater now, preferably in costume. ~ Al Jean

The movie is a result of the very singular vision of 11 people. ~ Mike Scully

It has been rough. We worked at it for a long time and then found out that Snakes on a Plane was doing the same story. ~ James L. Brooks