I can definitely say that of all my friends who I consider to be really great cartoonists, we're all trying to aim… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
Fortunately, I'm able to make a living from comics, so I'm privileged enough to be quite choosy, though most cartoonists can't afford… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
I do worry that beginning cartoonists could feel somewhat strangled by the increasing critical seriousness comics has received of late and feel,… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
Well, there are better cartoonists now than there ever have been. I firmly believe that. There's some amazing work being done. — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
A comic is a way of literally experiencing someone else's vision with a purity that I don't think any other medium offers;… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
I guess I consider myself a cartoonist first, though I was "trained" as a painter/printmaker/sculptor. If there's still any resistance to cartooning… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
I don't think of myself as an illustrator. I think of myself as a cartoonist. I write the story with pictures -… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
I don't think there's any independent cartoonist whose stuff I don't like or respect in at least some way or another. We're… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
I lose faith every time I have to start a new page, and this is no joke. I've occasionally been criticized over… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
Comics are not illustration, any more than fiction is copywriting. Illustration is essentially the application of artistic technique or style to suit… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
My wife has joked that if anything ever happened to me, she'd gladly live out her life without anyone else around. I… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
As a cartoonist, my single goal is to create people with whom, for better or for worse - and regardless of how… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
I don't trust art that promises a 24-hour joyride. In fact, there seems to be a modern sense of entitlement for such constant "ups,"… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
My grandmother was an unparalleled storyteller who gave me a preview of how life might turn out, and also fortified my empathy. — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
Comics, at least in periodical form, exist almost entirely free of any pretense; the critical world of art hardly touches them, and they're 100% personal. — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
I'm only trying to present as honest a portrayal of the grimness of human ambition as I can. I'd hope it's rather uplifting, actually,… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
“The whole experience reminded me of my own 'old lady' phase that I went through in high school while I was reading Somerset Maugham...… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
I can definitely say that of all my friends who I consider to be really great cartoonists, we're all trying to aim at basically… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
There's a rhythm to the words combined with the pictures [in a comic]. Whenever I'm working on a comic strip I re-read it, probably… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
There seems to be such a laziness in - and I hate to use this phrase - the modern world. Everything is pumped out… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
Fortunately, I'm able to make a living from comics, so I'm privileged enough to be quite choosy, though most cartoonists can't afford to be.… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
