Beetle is the embodiment of everybody's resistance to authority, all the rules and regulations which you've got to follow. He deals with… — Mort Walker Copy Share Image
Beetle Bailey is actually me, in uniform. I've got about 20 characters, and they're all after friends of mine. — Mort Walker Copy Share Image
The frustration of being ordered around by somebody to do something - everyone can relate to that. I think Beetle represents that… — Mort Walker Copy Share Image
When I write 'Beetle Bailey,' I can always do jokes about him being lazy, and everyone gets it. — Mort Walker Copy Share Image
I took Beetle home thinking that after the Korean War was over, I would have to take him out of the Army.… — Mort Walker Copy Share Image
Professionals don't get writer's block. I can always come up with the punch line. — Mort Walker Copy Share
Beetle is the embodiment of everybody's resistance to authority, all the rules and regulations which you've got to follow. He deals with it in… — Mort Walker Copy Share
Life is like a game of chess...there are many moves possible, but each move determines your next move...where you wind up is the sum… — Mort Walker Copy Share
I go to the grocery store with my wife. She goes off to buy something. Where is she, anyways? So I ask the manager,… — Mort Walker Copy Share
Beetle Bailey is actually me, in uniform. I've got about 20 characters, and they're all after friends of mine. — Mort Walker Copy Share
Most people are sort of against authority. Here's Beetle always challenging authority. I think people relate to it. — Mort Walker Copy Share
At one time Tribune Syndicate emptied out their storeroom. They put tables full of original cartoons down in the lobby and said take one… — Mort Walker Copy Share
“Laughter is the brush that sweeps away the cobwebs of your heart. Seven days without laughter makes one weak.” — Mort Walker Copy Share
When I first started, you couldn't mention divorce or death. You couldn't show smelly socks. You couldn't show a snake. They took a skunk… — Mort Walker Copy Share
I like a happy ending. That's what I do all the time. I like to make people feel happy. — Mort Walker Copy Share
Comics have always helped people to read. A lot of people learned to read by reading the comics. And it's our livelihood, after all.… — Mort Walker Copy Share
