The only thing I ever wanted to be was a cartoonist…

Before World War II, I was living a very cloistered existence, as most cartoonists do. The work I was pouring out did not come…

— Will Eisner

I've certainly seen a lot of my cartoonist friends embrace 'Little Lulu' in a much deeper way because their kids love it so much.…

— Seth

In my journey as a cartoonist, I seem to have accidentally stumbled into all sorts of traps, damnations and blacklists.

— Michael Leunig

Sweetheart, I'm the biggest ripped-off cartoonist in the history of the world, and that's all I'm going to say.

— Ralph Bakshi

I'm just a little old cartoonist, tryin' to make a buck.

— Walter Lantz

Perspective was always important. There are some cartoonists who can stand at the foot of a building looking straight up and they'll capture it…

— Gary Larson

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

I never saw myself so much as an actor. I wanted to be a cartoonist like Charles M. Schulz and create my own world…

— Mark Hamill

In many ways, my entire graphic novel career was a long diversion. Originally, all I wanted to do was to be an underground cartoonist…

— Alan Moore

In 1908, you could easily earn $20 to $200 as a cartoonist. What's amazing is that it's still true!

— Art Spiegelman

I have no sense of direction; I never know where I am. When I back up a car, I'm more likely to hit what's…

— Jules Feiffer

So many cartoonists draw the same year after year. When they find a style, they stick with it. They don't mess with innovation, and…

— Pat Oliphant

I'm a better editorial cartoonist by default because so many editorial cartoonists out there are so awful.

— Ted Rall

I was doing political cartoons and getting angry to the point where I felt I was going to have to start making and throwing…

— Terry Gilliam

In college, I was a cartoonist at 'The Daily Northwestern.' So I draw myself. I was an animator. But basically, I went to Northwestern…

— John Musker