--- title: "9 Draws Quotes By Jack Kirby" description: "9 Draws quotes by Jack Kirby. Plus more from Jack Kirby and more Draws sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b60/jack-kirby-4317_admire_a-man-is-entitled-to-draw-things-in-his_268901.jpg" --- > [A man is entitled to draw things in his own style. I didn't hurt Superman. I made him powerful. I admire Superman,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/a-man-is-entitled-to-draw-things-in-his-own-style-i-didn-t-hurt/) [Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b60/jack-kirby-4317_admire_a-man-is-entitled-to-draw-things-in-his_268901.jpg) > [If you think a man draws the type of hands that you want to draw, steal ‘em. Take those hands.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/if-you-think-a-man-draws-the-type-of-hands-that-you-want-to-draw/) [Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2b/jack-kirby-4317_draws_if-you-think-a-man-draws-the-type-of-han_2161026.jpg) > [I draw people as I see them. I'm not involved in making artistic masterpieces. My, my object is to mirror people and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/i-draw-people-as-i-see-them-i-m-not-involved-in-making-artistic/) [Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/367/jack-kirby-4317_art_i-draw-people-as-i-see-them-i-m-not-invo_2388244.jpg) > [Everybody can draw, in my estimation. If you give a man 50 years, he'll come up with the Mona Lisa.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/everybody-can-draw-in-my-estimation-if-you-give-a-man-50-years-he-ll/) [Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e4/jack-kirby-4317_artist_everybody-can-draw-in-my-estimation-if-y_2932738.jpg) > [I always enjoyed doing monster books. Monster books gave me the opportunity to draw things out of the ordinary. Monster books were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/i-always-enjoyed-doing-monster-books-monster-books-gave-me-the/) [Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfc/jack-kirby-4317_book_i-always-enjoyed-doing-monster-books-mon_2356026.jpg) > [I tried to, from my very early years, I've been an inveterate movie goer and still am and I, I love the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/i-tried-to-from-my-very-early-years-i-ve-been-an-inveterate-movie/) [Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14e/jack-kirby-4317_draws_i-tried-to-from-my-very-early-years-i-ve_2097674.jpg) > [I couldn't draw anything that was too outlandish or too horrible. I never did that. What I did draw was something intriguing.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/i-couldn-t-draw-anything-that-was-too-outlandish-or-too-horrible-i/) [Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f3/jack-kirby-4317_draws_i-couldn-t-draw-anything-that-was-too-ou_1475711.jpg) > [I taught myself how to draw, and I soon found out it was what I really wanted to do. I didn't think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/i-taught-myself-how-to-draw-and-i-soon-found-out-it-was-what-i-really/) [Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a62/jack-kirby-4317_america_i-taught-myself-how-to-draw-and-i-soon-f_293229.jpg) > [If a carpenter makes a chair that's comfortable for the person who's going to sit in it, he's done his job. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/if-a-carpenter-makes-a-chair-that-s-comfortable-for-the-person-who-s/) [Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a16/jack-kirby-4317_art_if-a-carpenter-makes-a-chair-that-s-comf_2792224.jpg) ## Other authors on Draws ## More by Jack Kirby > [All human beings have the capability of doing what they want, what they're attracted to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/all-human-beings-have-the-capability-of-doing-what-they-want-what/) [Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/) > [I always resent anybody interfering with anybody else trying to do his job. Everybody has his own job to do. If he's good, he'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/i-always-resent-anybody-interfering-with-anybody-else-trying-to-do/) [Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/) > [I get a lot of comics, and I can look at a comic and tell immediately whether I'll enjoy it or not. There are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/i-get-a-lot-of-comics-and-i-can-look-at-a-comic-and-tell-immediately/) [Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/) > [If you're a thorough professional, and they won't let you do a professional job, nobody's going to benefit from it. The people who produce…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/if-you-re-a-thorough-professional-and-they-won-t-let-you-do-a/) [Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/) > [Nobody ever asked me to do anything. Nobody knew what to do. When comics were brand new, nobody knew what kind of comics to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/nobody-ever-asked-me-to-do-anything-nobody-knew-what-to-do-when/) [Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/) > [I've done things that I wouldn't ordinarily seem capable of doing. And I've proven myself in situations where there's life and death at stake.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/i-ve-done-things-that-i-wouldn-t-ordinarily-seem-capable-of-doing-and/) [Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/) > [Some of my friends became gangsters. You became a gangster depending upon how fast you wanted a suit. Gangsters weren't the stereotypes you see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/some-of-my-friends-became-gangsters-you-became-a-gangster-depending/) [Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/) > [A man is entitled to draw things in his own style. I didn't hurt Superman. I made him powerful. I admire Superman, but I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/a-man-is-entitled-to-draw-things-in-his-own-style-i-didn-t-hurt/) [Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/) > [I'm a guy who had to perform some way. I had to perform in some way. If not as an actor, I'd perform as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/i-m-a-guy-who-had-to-perform-some-way-i-had-to-perform-in-some-way-if/) [Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/) > [I taught myself how to draw, and I soon found out it was what I really wanted to do. I didn't think I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/i-taught-myself-how-to-draw-and-i-soon-found-out-it-was-what-i-really/) [Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/) > [I've never done anything half-heartedly; it's a disservice to me and the audience if I do it half-heartedly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/i-ve-never-done-anything-half-heartedly-it-s-a-disservice-to-me-and/) [Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/) > [My purpose was what my father's purpose was - to make a living and to have a family. I was going to do the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/my-purpose-was-what-my-father-s-purpose-was-to-make-a-living-and-to/) [Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/) > [I hated to fight all the time just to enjoy my day. Fighting wasn't the kind of thing that I enjoyed, but I grew…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/i-hated-to-fight-all-the-time-just-to-enjoy-my-day-fighting-wasn-t/) [Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/) > [Kid ... Comics will break your heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/kid-comics-will-break-your-heart/) [Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/) > [All life on Earth is subject to the rumbles and rockings of the parent stucture which has no control over the disastrous effects of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/all-life-on-earth-is-subject-to-the-rumbles-and-rockings-of-the/) [Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/draws/jack-kirby/#itemlist", "name": "9 Draws Quotes By Jack Kirby", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A man is entitled to draw things in his own style. I didn't hurt Superman. I made him powerful. 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