Monsters are a departure from 'reality' in a way that allows for a range of fantastic possibilities. I mean this within the world of literature as well as in regards to art. When I sit down to draw, I'm energized… — Emil Ferris Copy Share Image
Being seen is important for people. Doesn't happen enough for anyone. We're not here long in this world. — Emil Ferris Copy Share Image
I get afraid of the dark if I'm in a great deal of dark, and I have to move around inside of that fear...… — Emil Ferris Copy Share Image
I fell asleep once while washing dishes. I hallucinated prolifically - like, squirrels knitting whole sweaters! It was like my dreams inserted themselves in… — Emil Ferris Copy Share Image
I never quite became the monster I wanted to be. I feel mostly monstrous as I more become myself. Because the more you become… — Emil Ferris Copy Share Image
I was illustrating, and I was cleaning people's houses; I was doing whatever I could to take care of my kid as a single… — Emil Ferris Copy Share Image
I was born with fairly serious scoliosis, and I did not walk at all until I was about two-and-a-half years old. — Emil Ferris Copy Share Image
My mother was very, very beautiful, and I saw that the beautiful women around me were often constrained not only by their beauty but… — Emil Ferris Copy Share Image
The hardest thing is in terms of the drawing, because, you know, I really have to work to keep my hand fluid, and I've… — Emil Ferris Copy Share Image
My parents met at the Art Institute of Chicago as students, and somewhere in there, they procreated off to the side and created me. — Emil Ferris Copy Share Image
When I read 'Maus,' I realized you could tell a story of tremendous import using the graphic novel. — Emil Ferris Copy Share Image
