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> [If you want to draw comics, you really have to love to draw, as you will be spending many hours sitting down with a pencil or pen in your hand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gibbons/if-you-want-to-draw-comics-you-really-have-to-love-to-draw-as-you/)

[Dave Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gibbons/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33f/dave-gibbons-17942_comic_if-you-want-to-draw-comics-you-really-ha_2521774.jpg)

## More by Dave Gibbons

> [I generally like very visually striking films. I love a lot of Stanley Kubrick's films. I would have to say 'Dr. Strangelove', which of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gibbons/i-generally-like-very-visually-striking-films-i-love-a-lot-of-stanley/)

[Dave Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gibbons/)

> [With the 'Watchmen' comic, we attempted to tell it in an accessible way. I deliberately made the artwork very clear, deceptively so. You think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gibbons/with-the-watchmen-comic-we-attempted-to-tell-it-in-an-accessible-way/)

[Dave Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gibbons/)

> [When I first came to New York City, what I was thrilled about was not the Empire State Building, or the Statue of Liberty;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gibbons/when-i-first-came-to-new-york-city-what-i-was-thrilled-about-was-not/)

[Dave Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gibbons/)

> [In comics, there are depths that don't reveal themselves immediately, and the stuff that you might consider anal about 'Watching the Watchmen' - like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gibbons/in-comics-there-are-depths-that-don-t-reveal-themselves-immediately/)

[Dave Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gibbons/)

> [I think if you want to do a thing properly you have to take a lot of care. I've always found it's easier to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gibbons/i-think-if-you-want-to-do-a-thing-properly-you-have-to-take-a-lot-of/)

[Dave Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gibbons/)

> [I came to think that nobody from England could draw American comic books, because they were clearly all done by this sort of Mafia,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gibbons/i-came-to-think-that-nobody-from-england-could-draw-american-comic/)

[Dave Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gibbons/)

> [I'm known for being very enthusiastic about using technology. A lot of the attraction is the way that it streamlines the process and takes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gibbons/i-m-known-for-being-very-enthusiastic-about-using-technology-a-lot-of/)

[Dave Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gibbons/)

> [I vividly remember my first 'Superman' comic, which my granddad bought me when I was about 7. From that point on, all I wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gibbons/i-vividly-remember-my-first-superman-comic-which-my-granddad-bought/)

[Dave Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gibbons/)

> [“While the West tends to medicate pain, the East helps us to embrace it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gibbons/while-the-west-tends-to-medicate-pain-the-east-helps-us-to-embrace-it/)

[Dave Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gibbons/)

> [The original series of Watchmen is the complete story that Alan Moore and I wanted to tell. However, I appreciate DC's reasons for this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gibbons/the-original-series-of-watchmen-is-the-complete-story-that-alan-moore/)

[Dave Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gibbons/)

> [I think with something like 'Watchmen' you can genuinely call that a graphic novel because it has the weight and the intent of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gibbons/i-think-with-something-like-watchmen-you-can-genuinely-call-that-a/)

[Dave Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gibbons/)

> [People unacquainted with graphic novels, including journalists, tend to think of 'Watchmen' as a book by Alan Moore that happens to have some illustrations.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gibbons/people-unacquainted-with-graphic-novels-including-journalists-tend-to/)

[Dave Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gibbons/)

> [One of the things when you're drawing a comic book is that you're spending four or five times as long to draw it as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gibbons/one-of-the-things-when-you-re-drawing-a-comic-book-is-that-you-re/)

[Dave Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gibbons/)

> [You eventually come to the conclusion that there's only so much you can do with these established characters, and you start wondering who among…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gibbons/you-eventually-come-to-the-conclusion-that-there-s-only-so-much-you/)

[Dave Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gibbons/)

> [With the new game I'm going to be involved from the ground up. I have had story input and the whole thing will have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gibbons/with-the-new-game-i-m-going-to-be-involved-from-the-ground-up-i-have/)

[Dave Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gibbons/)

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