It would be amazing to tell my grandchildren, like, 'Yeah, I was paid to sharpen 1,000 pencils.' — David Rees Grandchildren Copy Share Image
I wanted to get paid to sharpen pencils originally just because I thought it would be fun. — David Rees Fun Copy Share Image
I have very limited craftsmanship. And a lot of the stuff I make plays on that. — David Rees Craftsmanship Copy Share Image
I'm not a professional comedian. Nobody comes to my comedy shows. That's just a little hobby. — David Rees Comedian Copy Share Image
I hate self-publishing; it's a real drag and it takes up a lot of space. — David Rees Copy Share Image
I felt really conflicted about making money off stuff that's creatively satisfying. — David Rees Conflicted Copy Share Image
I didn't dare to dream of making money. But now of course, I've made many thousands of dollars sharpening pencils. — David Rees Copy Share Image
I don't think I would've ever dared dreaming of becoming a professional cartoonist. I wouldn't set myself up for that disappointment. — David Rees Copy Share Image
Talking about my personal life onstage, I've realized I'm not one of those comics who can do that. I can allude to… — David Rees Copy Share Image
Obviously, I never had to sketch anything out. To me, that was the appeal of working with clip art, working digitally. You… — David Rees Copy Share Image
The time that I would spend revisiting my old Get Your War On strips is more profitably spent Googling myself and reading… — David Rees Business Copy Share Image
I've been really surprised about a lot of the negative comments about artisanal pencil sharpening. Like, it really rubs some people the… — David Rees Copy Share Image
Nobody could be a professional cartoonist, because you have to do something you don't like to do in order to be a… — David Rees Adults Copy Share Image
I feel like really thinking about art and really appreciating it and learning the language of it just makes you more of… — David Rees Copy Share Image
To me, if you're lucky enough to make stuff that people will pay money for, do a good job. Really do a… — David Rees Abuse Copy Share Image
I would make a comic for Rolling Stone every two weeks, because they're biweekly. And then I would make weekly comics for… — David Rees Book Copy Share Image
“The only perfection available to you without compromise is that of intention and effort. If you endeavor to be the best pencil… — David Rees Copy Share Image
“Yeah, it's real easy to look in the mirror and be proud when you're wearing pleated shorts. And you know what's really… — David Rees Copy Share Image
I talked to people in the pencil industry and I talked to people as I was sharpening their pencils about the frustrations… — David Rees Frustration Copy Share Image
People think, "Wow, people in America have so much money, they're sending hundreds of pencils to this guy." I don't think those… — David Rees America Copy Share Image
I got to draw shapes. I really like to draw funky, geometric shapes. And I got to use just different fonts and… — David Rees Artist Copy Share Image
The things I'm grateful for are: I had the one thing that I feel really lucky about, which is that I made… — David Rees Art Copy Share Image
“And you know what happened next in my dream? Dick Cheney and I said the same thing at the same time: "Well,… — David Rees Copy Share Image
I've always liked Richard Pryor. I've always responded to rhythmic profanity. — David Rees Copy Share Image
I like to do things that are new, where I feel the sense of discovery. — David Rees Discovery Copy Share Image
Everyone has pencils in their house, no matter how hip and contemporary they are. — David Rees Copy Share Image
Just because something makes you smile or laugh ... doesn't mean it's a joke. — David Rees Comedy Copy Share Image
Once you use a toothbrush to clean a pencil sharpener, you should no longer use it to clean your teeth. — David Rees Copy Share Image
I'm interested in the structure of art and how it works. And the content is also interesting, but I don't want to… — David Rees Architecture Copy Share Image
I started sharpening pencils at the census and how that was a difficult time in my life because my marriage was ending… — David Rees Copy Share Image
The type of pop culture that is honestly very moving and powerful to me is [when artists] do their homework. They make… — David Rees Art Copy Share Image
I've never been good at self-promotion. And my URL is really obscure. And for years and years, there was nothing about me… — David Rees Marketing Copy Share Image
The way you make money is to do something you don't like to do. And that's how you know you're a virtuous… — David Rees Copy Share Image
I don't want to be one of these people who's like, "Man, I don't know where my ideas come from and I… — David Rees Ideas Copy Share Image
I liked sharpening pencils and I was like, "Oh, I wonder if I could get paid to do it." And I figured… — David Rees Copy Share Image
I just wanted a really simple, dramatic way so that fans, people who were reading my comic, would be like, "This is… — David Rees Comic Copy Share Image
I have a really analytical approach to art. And the whole idea that you can't analyze what makes a joke funny...I do… — David Rees Copy Share Image
I like feeling like I'm discovering something new. That's really a special feeling and also, you don't have it that often. At… — David Rees Creative Copy Share Image
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