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title: "3 Cartoon Quotes By Robert Crumb"
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> [They were just snapshots, nothing special, nothing particularly artistic. They were used for utility purposes. (On photographs of mundane streetscapes he had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crumb/they-were-just-snapshots-nothing-special-nothing-particularly/)

[Robert Crumb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crumb/)

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> [The fine-art world knows very little about the cartoon world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crumb/the-fine-art-world-knows-very-little-about-the-cartoon-world/)

[Robert Crumb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crumb/)

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> [I didn't invent anything; it's all there in the culture; it's not a big mystery. I just combine my personal experience with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crumb/i-didn-t-invent-anything-it-s-all-there-in-the-culture-it-s-not-a-big/)

[Robert Crumb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crumb/)

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## Other authors on Cartoon

## More by Robert Crumb

> [I would call myself a Gnostic. Which means, I'm interested in pursuing and understanding the spiritual nature of things. A Gnostic is somebody seeking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crumb/i-would-call-myself-a-gnostic-which-means-i-m-interested-in-pursuing/)

[Robert Crumb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crumb/)

> [I draw the line at some things. Some things I won't do for any amount of money. Like for instance, there's a couple of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crumb/i-draw-the-line-at-some-things-some-things-i-won-t-do-for-any-amount/)

[Robert Crumb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crumb/)

> [I do covers for CDs and LPs of music that I like, reissues of old-time music, and then I'm inspired to make some kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crumb/i-do-covers-for-cds-and-lps-of-music-that-i-like-reissues-of-old-time/)

[Robert Crumb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crumb/)

> [I use the old Strathmore vellum surface paper, which is the best paper you can get in the Western world for ink line drawing.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crumb/i-use-the-old-strathmore-vellum-surface-paper-which-is-the-best-paper/)

[Robert Crumb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crumb/)

> [Oh, yes. I knew I was weird by the time I was four. I knew I wasn't like other boys. I knew I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crumb/oh-yes-i-knew-i-was-weird-by-the-time-i-was-four-i-knew-i-wasn-t-like/)

[Robert Crumb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crumb/)

> [In my midteens I went through a brief stage of religious fanaticism, but it was very much about just saying prayers and stuff like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crumb/in-my-midteens-i-went-through-a-brief-stage-of-religious-fanaticism/)

[Robert Crumb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crumb/)

> [Most of my adult life I had this towering contempt for America.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crumb/most-of-my-adult-life-i-had-this-towering-contempt-for-america/)

[Robert Crumb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crumb/)

> [I still can't spend a lot of money on records at collector prices. There's something in me that just won't allow me to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crumb/i-still-can-t-spend-a-lot-of-money-on-records-at-collector-prices/)

[Robert Crumb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crumb/)

> [I'm just a negative person, a deeply negative person. I see the worst aspects of everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crumb/i-m-just-a-negative-person-a-deeply-negative-person-i-see-the-worst/)

[Robert Crumb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crumb/)

> [I use photos a lot for drawing people and personalities, but they're almost never photos that I've taken.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crumb/i-use-photos-a-lot-for-drawing-people-and-personalities-but-they-re/)

[Robert Crumb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crumb/)

> [You don’t have journalists over there anymore, what they have is public relations people. That’s what they have over in America now. Two-hundred and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crumb/you-don-t-have-journalists-over-there-anymore-what-they-have-is/)

[Robert Crumb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crumb/)

> [If you're trying to work the art game, if you're like Andy Warhol or something, then you're in with cake-eaters of society. You want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crumb/if-you-re-trying-to-work-the-art-game-if-you-re-like-andy-warhol-or/)

[Robert Crumb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crumb/)

> [They were just snapshots, nothing special, nothing particularly artistic. They were used for utility purposes. (On photographs of mundane streetscapes he had Stanley Something-or-other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crumb/they-were-just-snapshots-nothing-special-nothing-particularly/)

[Robert Crumb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crumb/)

> [I always had a sketchbook with me when I was young. I was hiding behind it, basically, hiding behind drawing because I couldn't cope…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crumb/i-always-had-a-sketchbook-with-me-when-i-was-young-i-was-hiding/)

[Robert Crumb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crumb/)

> [I couldn't find any good pictures in magazines of ordinary modern street corners in America, so I persuaded this guy I knew in Sacramento…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crumb/i-couldn-t-find-any-good-pictures-in-magazines-of-ordinary-modern/)

[Robert Crumb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crumb/)

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