--- title: "1 Love Comics Quotes By Dave McKean" description: "1 Love Comics quotes by Dave McKean. Plus more from Dave McKean and more Love Comics sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e81/dave-mckean-15219_comic_the-reason-i-love-comics-is-that-they-do_1305094.png" --- > [The reason I love comics is that they DON'T move, and there is NO sound. As a creator I have to evoke those elements in the drawings and writing, and the reader has to create those elements in their own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mckean/the-reason-i-love-comics-is-that-they-don-t-move-and-there-is-no/) [Dave McKean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mckean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e81/dave-mckean-15219_comic_the-reason-i-love-comics-is-that-they-do_1305094.png) ## More by Dave McKean > [“And then a strange thing happened. Out of the diseased and deteriorated pool os tired thoughts came life. A simple and poisoned life, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mckean/and-then-a-strange-thing-happened-out-of-the-diseased-and/) [Dave McKean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mckean/) > [I love the silent era because you can see the rules being written, the grammar of film being created. Most of my films are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mckean/i-love-the-silent-era-because-you-can-see-the-rules-being-written-the/) [Dave McKean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mckean/) > [“I suppose cats have sayings like... "A dead mouse...has no entertainment value." How's that? Doesn't exactly trip off the tongue, does it? Okay, how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mckean/i-suppose-cats-have-sayings-like-a-dead-mouse-has-no-entertainment/) [Dave McKean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mckean/) > [“It's not even been a two-and-two-make five sort of day, it's more like a two-and-two-make...fish”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mckean/it-s-not-even-been-a-two-and-two-make-five-sort-of-day-it-s-more-like/) [Dave McKean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mckean/) > [“It a heasy t'ing to live for de lightnin' crack hillumination of possession. It heasy to hide in de dark o' faith , pretendin'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mckean/it-a-heasy-t-ing-to-live-for-de-lightnin-crack-hillumination-of/) [Dave McKean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mckean/) > [Pride in what and who you are is a strong foundation, but don't be defined by your oppression; use your anger, don't let it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mckean/pride-in-what-and-who-you-are-is-a-strong-foundation-but-don-t-be/) [Dave McKean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mckean/) > [“She looked out at the other trees, and she realised that her life was one of thousands, any one of which could have been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mckean/she-looked-out-at-the-other-trees-and-she-realised-that-her-life-was/) [Dave McKean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mckean/) > [I kind of enjoy the limits. If you've got no limits, you can do absolutely anything, it's very difficult, actually. I always enjoyed working…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mckean/i-kind-of-enjoy-the-limits-if-you-ve-got-no-limits-you-can-do/) [Dave McKean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mckean/) > [Sometimes the things I learn making paintings or drawings - composition, colour, expressionism, texture - can directly influence the making of a film. Sometimes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mckean/sometimes-the-things-i-learn-making-paintings-or-drawings-composition/) [Dave McKean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mckean/) > [When you just get fantasy stories that are about fairies or goblins, I just don't care. I'm never going to meet a goblin, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mckean/when-you-just-get-fantasy-stories-that-are-about-fairies-or-goblins-i/) [Dave McKean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mckean/) > [Film gives me live actors, editing, music, sound, a huge and powerful toolbox to play with. If there is a problem for me, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mckean/film-gives-me-live-actors-editing-music-sound-a-huge-and-powerful/) [Dave McKean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mckean/) > [I don't want to get pigeonholed just doing just family films and fantasy films... I don't really want to get pigeonholed just doing anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mckean/i-don-t-want-to-get-pigeonholed-just-doing-just-family-films-and/) [Dave McKean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mckean/) > [“I mean, it's not even been a two-and-two-make five sort of a day, it's more like a two-and-to-make... fish... or something... You know? Not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mckean/i-mean-it-s-not-even-been-a-two-and-two-make-five-sort-of-a-day-it-s/) [Dave McKean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mckean/) > [ “The depressing majority of comics seem to be about violence of one sort or another, \[...\] And I just don’t enjoy violence. I can… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mckean/the-depressing-majority-of-comics-seem-to-be-about-violence-of-one/) [Dave McKean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mckean/) > [There are so many comics about violence. I'm not entertained or amused by violence, and I'd rather not have it in my life. Sex,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mckean/there-are-so-many-comics-about-violence-i-m-not-entertained-or-amused/) [Dave McKean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mckean/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love-comics/dave-mckean/#itemlist", "name": "1 Love Comics Quotes By Dave McKean", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The reason I love comics is that they DON'T move, and there is NO sound. 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