--- title: "3 Cartoonist Quotes By Gary Larson" description: "3 Cartoonist quotes by Gary Larson. Plus more from Gary Larson and more Cartoonist sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e93/gary-larson-8705_building_perspective-was-always-important-there-a_58950.jpg" --- > [Perspective was always important. There are some cartoonists who can stand at the foot of a building looking straight up and they'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-larson/perspective-was-always-important-there-are-some-cartoonists-who-can/) [Gary Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-larson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e93/gary-larson-8705_building_perspective-was-always-important-there-a_58950.jpg) > [I think it's vital to be honest with yourself. You do have to satisfy yourself first. If you're drawing something, you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-larson/i-think-it-s-vital-to-be-honest-with-yourself-you-do-have-to-satisfy/) [Gary Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-larson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25f/gary-larson-8705_ask-yourself_i-think-it-s-vital-to-be-honest-with-you_1445303.jpg) > [I never sat down and said, you know, what the world needs is a good, sick cartoonist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-larson/i-never-sat-down-and-said-you-know-what-the-world-needs-is-a-good/) [Gary Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-larson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/172/gary-larson-8705_cartoonist_i-never-sat-down-and-said-you-know-what_3169993.jpg) ## Other authors on Cartoonist ## More by Gary Larson > [The problem, Mr. Fudd, is that you've been having a sublimal effect on everyone in the factory. We're proud of our product, Mr. Fudd,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-larson/the-problem-mr-fudd-is-that-you-ve-been-having-a-sublimal-effect-on/) [Gary Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-larson/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-larson/perspective-was-always-important-there-are-some-cartoonists-who-can/) [Gary Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-larson/) > [Usually when I sat down to draw a cartoon, it would be more of a reflection of things in my past. Or it could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-larson/usually-when-i-sat-down-to-draw-a-cartoon-it-would-be-more-of-a/) [Gary Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-larson/) > [I just get silly inside my head and I start to think about something and in my head I start twisting it around, contorting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-larson/i-just-get-silly-inside-my-head-and-i-start-to-think-about-something/) [Gary Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-larson/) > [I don't think I'd know if I were sitting next to Charles Schulz on an airplane.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-larson/i-don-t-think-i-d-know-if-i-were-sitting-next-to-charles-schulz-on-an/) [Gary Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-larson/) > [Thunderstick?... You actually said, 'Thunderstick?'... That, my friend is a Winchester 30.06.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-larson/thunderstick-you-actually-said-thunderstick-that-my-friend-is-a/) [Gary Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-larson/) > [“If you're gonna shoot an elephant Mr. Schneider, you better be prepared to finish the job.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-larson/if-you-re-gonna-shoot-an-elephant-mr-schneider-you-better-be-prepared/) [Gary Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-larson/) > [Don Martin was the one who really stood out. I really always loved his work. He was such a great artist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-larson/don-martin-was-the-one-who-really-stood-out-i-really-always-loved-his/) [Gary Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-larson/) > [My future plans are hazy, and I've yet to experience how much cartooning is in my blood and therefore how much I'll miss it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-larson/my-future-plans-are-hazy-and-i-ve-yet-to-experience-how-much/) [Gary Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-larson/) > [You know those little snow globes that you shake up? I always thought my brain was sort of like that. You know, where you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-larson/you-know-those-little-snow-globes-that-you-shake-up-i-always-thought/) [Gary Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-larson/) > [I'm not into cartoons. That's the irony of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-larson/i-m-not-into-cartoons-that-s-the-irony-of-it/) [Gary Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-larson/) > [I didn't want to go to school for more than four years, and I didn't know what you did with a bachelor's in biology.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-larson/i-didn-t-want-to-go-to-school-for-more-than-four-years-and-i-didn-t/) [Gary Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-larson/) > [I think one thing that's important to maintain is a sense of fear, always doubting yourself... a good dose of insecurity helps your work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-larson/i-think-one-thing-that-s-important-to-maintain-is-a-sense-of-fear/) [Gary Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-larson/) > [With my own cartoon, it was just me being goofy by myself, but when it comes to an animated film, you're working with 45…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-larson/with-my-own-cartoon-it-was-just-me-being-goofy-by-myself-but-when-it/) [Gary Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-larson/) > [Great moments in science: Einstein discovers that time is actually money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-larson/great-moments-in-science-einstein-discovers-that-time-is-actually/) [Gary Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-larson/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cartoonist/gary-larson/#itemlist", "name": "3 Cartoonist Quotes By Gary Larson", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Perspective was always important. 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