I was lucky enough to be given books that weren't top sellers; books that were kind of under the radar

Kyle Baker's work is really funny, but it's also got a very clear vision

So there's kind of a simultaneous aspect to pushing the boundaries, and being very safe

So much of Jaws was amazing because the mind filled in what was missing.

So cartooning, for me, is an honorable thing. It's pushing the envelope. It's the truth of something through exaggeration

Nothing is really media driven or committee driven, so you can actually just produce something

People who can pull you in and take you on a journey, as opposed to simply adding flash. Again, that feels very clinical, and I don't respond to that the way I used to

But there's still an avenue for smaller comics and personal expression

Comics are really my life blood in a lot of respects

And I've never viewed comics as assignments for the client

I want to say 90% of stuff out there is just crap that got made. The main point is that it got produced.

Sometimes the only way to gain someones favor is to stop giving them yours.

Schizophrenic is the best word - I change from day to day. I can be quite confusing. Indecisive, workaholic, and tired today.

For me, having it all is being paid to write novels.

Not every problem someone has with his girlfriend is necessarily due to the capitalist mode of production.

The children-my own and other people's-became the passion of my personal and professional life.

A corrupt judge does not carefully search for the truth.

Make your influence a good one. Act in a way you would be proud of even if the whole world was watching, because your example could mean the world to just one person.

I think Ron Paul's views are totally outside the mainstream of virtually every decent American.

It was my care to make my life illustrious not by words more than by deeds.

The Hindus progressed in the subjective sciences.