--- title: "4 Cartoonist Quotes By Barry Blitt" description: "4 Cartoonist quotes by Barry Blitt. Plus more from Barry Blitt and more Cartoonist sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b63/barry-blitt-27803_awe_i-m-like-not-overly-into-labels-i-ve-bee_1600305.jpg" --- > [I'm, like, not overly into labels. I've been referred to that way, but I tend to think of political cartoonists as constantly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-blitt/i-m-like-not-overly-into-labels-i-ve-been-referred-to-that-way-but-i/) [Barry Blitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-blitt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b63/barry-blitt-27803_awe_i-m-like-not-overly-into-labels-i-ve-bee_1600305.jpg) > [Luckily, my limited attention span is well suited to the velocity of the news cycles. There's an assault of stories coming at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-blitt/luckily-my-limited-attention-span-is-well-suited-to-the-velocity-of/) [Barry Blitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-blitt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c1/barry-blitt-27803_attention_luckily-my-limited-attention-span-is-wel_2226211.jpg) > [A cartoonist's style is created by weaknesses and personal restrictions as much as strengths.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-blitt/a-cartoonist-s-style-is-created-by-weaknesses-and-personal/) [Barry Blitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-blitt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/441/barry-blitt-27803_artist_a-cartoonist-s-style-is-created-by-weakn_2684482.jpg) > [I don't really know what makes someone want to be a cartoonist, but part of it is trying to get in trouble.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-blitt/i-don-t-really-know-what-makes-someone-want-to-be-a-cartoonist-but/) [Barry Blitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-blitt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/506/barry-blitt-27803_cartoon_i-don-t-really-know-what-makes-someone-w_3181185.jpg) ## Other authors on Cartoonist ## More by Barry Blitt > [The back of Donald Trump's head is fantastic and his eyebrows are amazing. His overbite and his series of chins and the color of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-blitt/the-back-of-donald-trump-s-head-is-fantastic-and-his-eyebrows-are/) [Barry Blitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-blitt/) > [I don't know what I was thinking when I was starting out. I was hoping I'd get paid to draw realistic pictures of hockey…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-blitt/i-don-t-know-what-i-was-thinking-when-i-was-starting-out-i-was-hoping/) [Barry Blitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-blitt/) > [Just look at the back of Donald Trump's head, any angle. There's some angles that his chin is just, what do I mean? I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-blitt/just-look-at-the-back-of-donald-trump-s-head-any-angle-there-s-some/) [Barry Blitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-blitt/) > [I've been thinking of trying to de-caricaturize Donald Trump. I thought it would be fun to try and, since he's already a caricature, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-blitt/i-ve-been-thinking-of-trying-to-de-caricaturize-donald-trump-i/) [Barry Blitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-blitt/) > [I'm not a good businessman and I don't promote myself particularly well. It's best I don't talk to anybody lest I alienate myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-blitt/i-m-not-a-good-businessman-and-i-don-t-promote-myself-particularly/) [Barry Blitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-blitt/) > [I don't have a philosophy of caricature. I'm not even sure I am a caricaturist, in the strictest sense of the word - I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-blitt/i-don-t-have-a-philosophy-of-caricature-i-m-not-even-sure-i-am-a/) [Barry Blitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-blitt/) > [The magazine business is dying. It's a hard time for publishing. It does seem that everyone is much more opinionated now. I think there's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-blitt/the-magazine-business-is-dying-it-s-a-hard-time-for-publishing-it/) [Barry Blitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-blitt/) > [I do a lot of pivoting. There was one cover I did of Donald Trump, after he won Iowa, it seemed like it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-blitt/i-do-a-lot-of-pivoting-there-was-one-cover-i-did-of-donald-trump/) [Barry Blitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-blitt/) > [I'm an adequatist! I would be happy with something adequate. Perfection's out of the question.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-blitt/i-m-an-adequatist-i-would-be-happy-with-something-adequate-perfection/) [Barry Blitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-blitt/) > [I'm, like, not overly into labels. I've been referred to that way, but I tend to think of political cartoonists as constantly at it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-blitt/i-m-like-not-overly-into-labels-i-ve-been-referred-to-that-way-but-i/) [Barry Blitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-blitt/) > [All my drawings always sort of looked funny even if I was trying to do serious stuff and express myself about grim situations. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-blitt/all-my-drawings-always-sort-of-looked-funny-even-if-i-was-trying-to/) [Barry Blitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-blitt/) > [Luckily, my limited attention span is well suited to the velocity of the news cycles. There's an assault of stories coming at you on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-blitt/luckily-my-limited-attention-span-is-well-suited-to-the-velocity-of/) [Barry Blitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-blitt/) > [When I'm online and I see a picture I want to draw of anybody or anything, a unique angle of them or just something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-blitt/when-i-m-online-and-i-see-a-picture-i-want-to-draw-of-anybody-or/) [Barry Blitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-blitt/) > [If you're asking me what I love, it's that point where I'm just scribbling and trying to make myself laugh and trying to outrage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-blitt/if-you-re-asking-me-what-i-love-it-s-that-point-where-i-m-just/) [Barry Blitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-blitt/) > [A cartoonist's style is created by weaknesses and personal restrictions as much as strengths.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-blitt/a-cartoonist-s-style-is-created-by-weaknesses-and-personal/) [Barry Blitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-blitt/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cartoonist/barry-blitt/#itemlist", "name": "4 Cartoonist Quotes By Barry Blitt", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm, like, not overly into labels. 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