How to pronounce “matt groening” in English

And I think Matt Groening said it best, when he said--he was referring to "Pee Wee" in the trailer when he said, if this

So that wasn't your only project with Matt Groening.

Fox could see that "The Simpsons" was a huge success and they asked Matt Groening to come up with something else.

The first part is, I assume that Matt Groening probably has a lot of support for these kind of jokes and he gives them a lot of encouragement.

Yes, I get the impression that Matt Groening, from the very start, gave writers the freedom to express their particular interests.