Van Gogh would’ve sold more than one painting if he’d put tigers in them. — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
My problem is that I don't paint ambitiously. It's all catch and release - just tiny fish that aren't really worth the… — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
Instead of asking what's wrong with rampant consumerism, we ought to be asking, 'What justifies it?' Popular art does not have to… — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
I enjoy the drawing more than the writing, so I try to think of ideas that will allow me to develop the… — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
In the right hands, a comic strip attains a beauty and elegance that, really, I would put against any other art. — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
It's not the medium, but the quality of perception and expression, that determines the significance of art. — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
I like my smock. You can tell the quality of the artist by the quality of his smock. Actually, I just like… — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
If you give a little credit to the concept of the artist, I think you ought to indulge excesses a bit, because… — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
Every artist learns through imitation, but I rather doubt the aim of these things is artistic development. I assume they're either homages… — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
When I get to the drawing, I really enjoy taking a big chunk of time and working on the drawing and nothing… — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
People always make the mistake of thinking art is created for them. But really, art is a private language for sophisticates to… — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
Calvin: The more you know, the harder it is to take decisive action. Once you are informed, you start seeing complexities and shades of… — Bill Watterson Copy Share
A day can really slip by when you're deliberately avoiding what you're supposed to do. — Bill Watterson Copy Share
For your information, I'm staying like this, and everyone else can just get used to it! If people don't like me the way I… — Bill Watterson Copy Share
I think most of us would be horrified to meet ourselves and discover what everyone else already knows about us. — Bill Watterson Copy Share
As a kid, I knew I wanted to be either a cartoonist or an astronaut. The latter was never much of a possibility, as… — Bill Watterson Copy Share
Miss Wormwood: Calvin, your test was an absolute disgrace! It's obvious you haven't read any of the material. Our first president was not Chef… — Bill Watterson Copy Share
Calvin: Today for show and tell, I've brought a tiny miracle of nature: a single snowflake! I think we might all learn a lesson… — Bill Watterson Copy Share
United Features had given me a development contract, which meant I was to work exclusively with them and rather than completing everything on my… — Bill Watterson Copy Share
In the right hands, a comic strip attains a beauty and elegance that, really, I would put against any other art. — Bill Watterson Copy Share
If you give a little credit to the concept of the artist, I think you ought to indulge excesses a bit, because that reflects… — Bill Watterson Copy Share
I tell you all this because it's worth recognizing that there is no such thing as an overnight success. You will do well to… — Bill Watterson Copy Share
By golly, life's too darn short to waste time trying to please every meddlesome moron who's got an idea how I ought to be!… — Bill Watterson Copy Share
I'm yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet, raised to an alarming extent by Hollywood and Madison Avenue, poised with my cynical and… — Bill Watterson Copy Share
