--- title: "3 Cartoonist Quotes By Mike Royer" description: "3 Cartoonist quotes by Mike Royer. Plus more from Mike Royer and more Cartoonist sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b1/mike-royer-14555_bloody_being-a-naive-20-something-i-didn-t-thin_922478.jpg" --- > [Being a naive 20-something I didn't think that I could just go to the screen cartoonist's union, that I was a member…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/being-a-naive-20-something-i-didn-t-think-that-i-could-just-go-to-the/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b1/mike-royer-14555_bloody_being-a-naive-20-something-i-didn-t-thin_922478.jpg) > [I started out wanting to be a straight adventure cartoonist, but in 1979 realized what my real bag was.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/i-started-out-wanting-to-be-a-straight-adventure-cartoonist-but-in/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/872/mike-royer-14555_adventure_i-started-out-wanting-to-be-a-straight-a_1554715.jpg) > [I used to get letters from guys in prison. Anymore now I don't even open them. They'd ask me to please sign…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/i-used-to-get-letters-from-guys-in-prison-anymore-now-i-don-t-even/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ddc/mike-royer-14555_ask-me_i-used-to-get-letters-from-guys-in-priso_3202767.jpg) ## Other authors on Cartoonist ## More by Mike Royer > [When you're paid $29 for something and 30 or 40 years later you're seeing it on eBay with pages going for $199 or more, it's like, "Dammit!"](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/when-you-re-paid-29-for-something-and-30-or-40-years-later-you-re/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) > [There are different rules for comic books now. You've got prima donna's that are dealing with the direct sales market, so if they say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/there-are-different-rules-for-comic-books-now-you-ve-got-prima-donna/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) > [I know some stories about "liberation" and stuff that's been liberated by people who turn around and get on their soapbox about how it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/i-know-some-stories-about-liberation-and-stuff-that-s-been-liberated/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) > [I like to think that I gave Jack Warner Brothers inking and Joe Sinnott gave him MGM inking. If you're not as in love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/i-like-to-think-that-i-gave-jack-warner-brothers-inking-and-joe/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) > [People ask me who my favorite inker is and I tell them my favorite inker was Joe Sinnott...but I was the best. Now I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/people-ask-me-who-my-favorite-inker-is-and-i-tell-them-my-favorite/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) > [I did get a nice compliment from Ramona Fradon a few years ago.She was talking about the one and only Plastic Man comic that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/i-did-get-a-nice-compliment-from-ramona-fradon-a-few-years-ago-she/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) > [It's not Comic Con any more. It's this huge marketplace for the motion picture and television industry. And the toy manufacturer's and the game…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/it-s-not-comic-con-any-more-it-s-this-huge-marketplace-for-the-motion/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) > [I was with Roy Thomas on a panel and he turned to me and said, "You know, your name is on the cover a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/i-was-with-roy-thomas-on-a-panel-and-he-turned-to-me-and-said-you/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) > [ I assisted with Russ \[Manning\] for about eleven months and my day job for 5 days a week was credit manager and paint salesman… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/i-assisted-with-russ-manning-for-about-eleven-months-and-my-day-job/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) > [ I've been very lucky with the people I've met over the years. Way back in the early '70s I went to \[Phil\] Seuling's conventions… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/i-ve-been-very-lucky-with-the-people-i-ve-met-over-the-years-way-back/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) > [I still have a lot my Disney store art left and if I ever run out I'll just redraw it, because it will still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/i-still-have-a-lot-my-disney-store-art-left-and-if-i-ever-run-out-i/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) > [Being a naive 20-something I didn't think that I could just go to the screen cartoonist's union, that I was a member of, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/being-a-naive-20-something-i-didn-t-think-that-i-could-just-go-to-the/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) > [It was just too hard from my standpoint to apply myself properly for the lessons from art school and also work 6 hours a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/it-was-just-too-hard-from-my-standpoint-to-apply-myself-properly-for/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) > [I love pre-code movies. Some of my favorites are movies with Warren William and there is an MGM film called "Skyscraper Souls" which is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/i-love-pre-code-movies-some-of-my-favorites-are-movies-with-warren/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) > [I chose Bagdasarian Productions when I heard from some colleagues at work who were buying story boards at the time back in the early…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/i-chose-bagdasarian-productions-when-i-heard-from-some-colleagues-at/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cartoonist/mike-royer/#itemlist", "name": "3 Cartoonist Quotes By Mike Royer", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Being a naive 20-something I didn't think that I could just go to the screen cartoonist's union, that I was a member of, and scream bloody murder and they would have jumped all over this guy and said, \"Oh, but yes he does get screen credit.\"", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mike Royer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/being-a-naive-20-something-i-didn-t-think-that-i-could-just-go-to-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b1/mike-royer-14555_bloody_being-a-naive-20-something-i-didn-t-thin_922478.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b1/mike-royer-14555_bloody_being-a-naive-20-something-i-didn-t-thin_922478.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b1/mike-royer-14555_bloody_being-a-naive-20-something-i-didn-t-thin_922478.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Being a naive 20-something I didn't think that I could just go to the screen cartoonist's union, that I was…” — Mike Royer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I started out wanting to be a straight adventure cartoonist, but in 1979 realized what my real bag was.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mike Royer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/i-started-out-wanting-to-be-a-straight-adventure-cartoonist-but-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/872/mike-royer-14555_adventure_i-started-out-wanting-to-be-a-straight-a_1554715.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/872/mike-royer-14555_adventure_i-started-out-wanting-to-be-a-straight-a_1554715.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/872/mike-royer-14555_adventure_i-started-out-wanting-to-be-a-straight-a_1554715.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I started out wanting to be a straight adventure cartoonist, but in 1979 realized what my real bag was.” — Mike Royer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I used to get letters from guys in prison. 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