Well, there are better cartoonists now than there ever have been. I firmly believe that. There's some amazing work being done. — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
Mostly, I was only interested in television as a kid, and the majority of reading material I collected was an adjunct to… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
When I was 11 years old, I thought, 'All I really wanna be able to do is my own comic book,' and… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
Comics, at least in periodical form, exist almost entirely free of any pretense; the critical world of art hardly touches them, and… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
Cartooning is an artistic commitment that requires the full attention and passion of the artist on every level; one should not get… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
"Real" drawing is about specifics. It's about describing an object as accurately as possible. In a comic strip you have to draw… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
A comic is a way of literally experiencing someone else's vision with a purity that I don't think any other medium offers;… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
There's something very strange and wrong-seeming about drawing realistic eyeballs in comics, at least in the mode of comics where action is… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
Comic strip is almost like music on a page that you perform in your mind. It's not just pictures. There's a particular… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
Comics is different than writing because when you draw something you are trying to visualize it and you are trying to put… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
There seems to be a peculiar kind of clamor for comics. And I'm not sure how much a part of reality that… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
[Comics is] one of the last havens for honesty when it comes to a reader's genuine response to art. Most of us,… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
There's a rhythm to the words combined with the pictures [in a comic]. Whenever I'm working on a comic strip I re-read… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
Storytelling is one of comics' esthetic hurdles at the moment, which was the novelist's problem 150 years ago: namely, to take comics… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
There is something about the medium [in comics] that allows for a simulation of actual experience with the added benefit of actually… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
Cartoons are not real drawings, because they are drawings intended to be read. — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
Cartooning isn't really drawing, any more than talking is singing... The possible vocabulary of comics is by definition unlimited, the tactility of… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
Fortunately, I'm able to make a living from comics, so I'm privileged enough to be quite choosy, though most cartoonists can't afford… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
The "essence" of comics is fundamentally the weird process of reading pictures, not just looking at them. I see the black outlines… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Comics are not illustration, any more than fiction is copywriting. Illustration is essentially the application of artistic technique or style to suit… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
I guess I consider myself a cartoonist first, though I was "trained" as a painter/printmaker/sculptor. If there's still any resistance to cartooning… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
I don't trust art that promises a 24-hour joyride. In fact, there seems to be a modern sense of entitlement for such constant "ups,"… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
My grandmother was an unparalleled storyteller who gave me a preview of how life might turn out, and also fortified my empathy. — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
Comics, at least in periodical form, exist almost entirely free of any pretense; the critical world of art hardly touches them, and they're 100% personal. — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
I'm only trying to present as honest a portrayal of the grimness of human ambition as I can. I'd hope it's rather uplifting, actually,… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
“The whole experience reminded me of my own 'old lady' phase that I went through in high school while I was reading Somerset Maugham...… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
I can definitely say that of all my friends who I consider to be really great cartoonists, we're all trying to aim at basically… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
There's a rhythm to the words combined with the pictures [in a comic]. Whenever I'm working on a comic strip I re-read it, probably… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
There seems to be such a laziness in - and I hate to use this phrase - the modern world. Everything is pumped out… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
Fortunately, I'm able to make a living from comics, so I'm privileged enough to be quite choosy, though most cartoonists can't afford to be.… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
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