Yeardley Smith says of Lisa Simpson's impact: "I’m always surprised. I never take it for granted"

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The Simpsons star says of playing Lisa: “I have the guy who is wearing a suit who said, ‘I’m a financier and Oh my god, Lisa Simpson changed my life,’ the young people who find themselves not necessarily knowing where they fit with their peer group, as Lisa Simpson often finds herself, to women who say we love that she is a feminist icon to young girls who say ‘I took up the saxophone because of Lisa Simpson.’ It really runs the gamut and I love every story about how and why Lisa Simpson has inspired you.”