I like characters like Ignatius Reilly in 'A Confederacy of Dunces' and Ricky Gervais's character in 'The Office.' They think one thing about themselves, but the truth is as far from that as it can be. So I began to… — Stephan Pastis Copy Share Image
I have days where the only words I say are to the person making my sandwich at the grocery store. — Stephan Pastis Copy Share
A comic strip has a rhythm and a pattern, and you got to get in and out quick. So you set up a joke,… — Stephan Pastis Copy Share
I like characters who have blind spots and are full of themselves, but there also needs to be vulnerability. — Stephan Pastis Copy Share
If you put me in 'South Park,' that audience is going to fall asleep in five minutes. — Stephan Pastis Copy Share
When you can't draw chameleons and you can't draw blenders, it's a bad idea to write strips where chameleons become blenders. — Stephan Pastis Copy Share
Thomas, my 15-year-old, is effectively my editor, I've always trusted his voice, more than anybody, on the strip for years. He has one of… — Stephan Pastis Copy Share
I think it might surprise the average person how angry people can get over the comics. — Stephan Pastis Copy Share
You can't just count on becoming a syndicated cartoonist. I actually tried to calculate the odds once, and the best I could come up… — Stephan Pastis Copy Share
A stand-up comedian faces the audiences and gets their immediate feedback. I hide behind the comic strip, and unless people write to me, I… — Stephan Pastis Copy Share
“I know that if I am to move forward like the professional that I am, I must first see the past with mature eyes.… — Stephan Pastis Copy Share
“Perhaps it is a secret yearning of all Hallmark employees to use the phrase 'you big fat pain in the butt' in an anniversary… — Stephan Pastis Copy Share
It seems so absurd to get really mad with a cartoonist over a comic strip. It's sort of like getting in a fight with… — Stephan Pastis Copy Share
