Cartoonists Quotes

Most cartoonists are failed actors.

— Milton Caniff

Old cartoonists never retire, they just erase away.

— Mort Walker

All cartoonists are geniuses, but Arnold Roth is especially so.

— John Updike

There's all kinds of theories among the cartoonists: start with funniest, end with funniest.

— Robert Mankoff

I was the founder of the 'Cartoon Bank' in the '90s. I was interested in finding ways for cartoonists to supplement their…

— Robert Mankoff

The digital realm give cartoons and cartoonists more possibilities for exposure.

— Robert Mankoff

I'd love to see more equal representation of female and male cartoonists on the comics page.

— Cathy Guisewite

All cartoonists are linked together in the world - it's our language, one we can communicate in.

— Liza Donnelly

I'm a better editorial cartoonist by default because so many editorial cartoonists out there are so awful.

— Ted Rall

I thought how proud I am to be standing up beside my dad. Never did it occur to me that he would…

— George W. Bush

I'd like to see cartoonists measuring their work by higher standards than how many papers their strips are in and how much…

— Bill Watterson

I take inspirations from newspaper strip cartoonists who look for ways of expanding their characters' worlds once they have established the initial…

— Paul Dini

Orrin Hatch was the keynote speaker at the last meeting of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. He sought me out because…

— Ted Rall

Cartoonists create so many cartoons on any given topic that we can follow the life cycle of a comic idea and how…

— Robert Mankoff

Such is the nature of comic strips. Once established, their half-life is usually more than nuclear waste. Typically, the end result is…

— Berkeley Breathed

There are definitely times - and I think this is pretty common among cartoonists - where you spend an entire day trying…

— Randall Munroe

As for the cartoonists 'Oily' prints, they are just artists I admire. I am lucky to be friends with most of them…

— Charles Forsman

There is too much illustrating of the news these days. I look at many editorial cartoons and I don't know what the…

— Paul Conrad

So many cartoonists draw the same year after year. When they find a style, they stick with it. They don't mess with…

— Pat Oliphant

Before World War II, I was living a very cloistered existence, as most cartoonists do. The work I was pouring out did…

— Will Eisner

“What I’ve noticed in a lot of other cartoonists is a sullen resentfulness about their lack of attention and tiny checking accounts.…

— Matt Groening

I think it's vital to be honest with yourself. You do have to satisfy yourself first. If you're drawing something, you have…

— Gary Larson

Cartoons were very conservative. The country was very conservative. Although the liberals were allegedly in charge for a long time, there was…

— Jules Feiffer

I think most cartoonists are solitary, lonely kids who use their work as a way to try to connect with the world.…

— Adrian Tomine

People are starting to acknowledge the direction the media is going. This is a good sign that we'll continue to deliver satire…

— Mark Fiore

Religion and political cartoons, as you may have heard, make a difficult couple, ever since that day of 2005, when a bunch…

— Patrick Chappatte

I do worry that beginning cartoonists could feel somewhat strangled by the increasing critical seriousness comics has received of late and feel,…

— Chris Ware

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

We need more cartoonists to truly retire when they retire, and not run repeats.

— Stephan Pastis

I've always said that what cartoonists do is create friends for readers.

— Mort Walker

E.C. Segar, who created 'Thimble Theatre' and 'Popeye,' is one of my favorite cartoonists.

— Charles Forsman

There's a great myth about cartoonists, writers and people that are on TV.

— Shel Silverstein

I always idealized the mainstream cartoonists and the packed schedule they worked under.

— Charles Forsman

Well, there are better cartoonists now than there ever have been. I firmly believe that. There's some amazing work being done.

— Chris Ware

When I was a kid, I desperately wanted more background information on especially cartoonists.

— Bryan Lee O'Malley

Cartoonists are untrained artists, while illustrators are more trained.

— John Kricfalusi

Alternative cartoonists have to rely on comic book stores to get their stuff in the hands of readers.

— Jim Woodring

Let's not let cartoonists get involved in a war of any kind, except for a war against stupidity.

— Patrick Chappatte

'Cartoonists' dirty secret is that we tend to come up with stories that involve things that are really fun to draw.

— Frank Miller

One of the perks of being a 'New Yorker' cartoonist is that you get to hang around with interesting people. My fellow…

— Liza Donnelly