To me, if you're lucky enough to make stuff that people will pay money for, do a good job. Really do a… — David Rees Abuse Copy Share Image
I felt really conflicted about making money off stuff that's creatively satisfying. — David Rees Felt Copy Share Image
I like feeling like I'm discovering something new. That's really a special feeling and also, you don't have it that often. At… — David Rees Creative Copy Share Image
I had good relationships with stores. And I was like, "All right, I'll self-publish it. But I'm only going to do 1,000." — David Rees Good relationship Copy Share Image
“Yeah, it's real easy to look in the mirror and be proud when you're wearing pleated shorts. And you know what's really… — David Rees David-rees Copy Share Image
It would be amazing to tell my grandchildren, like, 'Yeah, I was paid to sharpen 1,000 pencils.' — David Rees Grandchildren Copy Share Image
Nobody could be a professional cartoonist, because you have to do something you don't like to do in order to be a… — David Rees Adults Copy Share Image
I hate self-publishing; it's a real drag and it takes up a lot of space. — David Rees Drag Copy Share Image
I feel like really thinking about art and really appreciating it and learning the language of it just makes you more of… — David Rees Appreciate Copy Share Image
I've never been good at self-promotion. And my URL is really obscure. And for years and years, there was nothing about me… — David Rees Marketing Copy Share Image
Just because something makes you smile or laugh ... doesn't mean it's a joke. — David Rees Jokes Copy Share Image
I got to draw shapes. I really like to draw funky, geometric shapes. And I got to use just different fonts and… — David Rees Different Copy Share Image
“The only perfection available to you without compromise is that of intention and effort. If you endeavor to be the best pencil… — David Rees Copy Share Image
The things I'm grateful for are: I had the one thing that I feel really lucky about, which is that I made… — David Rees Art Copy Share Image
Talking about my personal life onstage, I've realized I'm not one of those comics who can do that. I can allude to… — David Rees Can do Copy Share Image
The thing I hear about a lot is when people over-sharpen their pencil with a single-blade pocket-sharpener and then when they put… — David Rees Blades Copy Share Image
I take pop culture really seriously, I think it's really important, and the stuff that I make...I don't want it to be… — David Rees Culture Copy Share Image
I talked to people in the pencil industry and I talked to people as I was sharpening their pencils about the frustrations… — David Rees Frustration Copy Share Image
I wanted to get paid to sharpen pencils originally just because I thought it would be fun. — David Rees Fun Copy Share Image
The time that I would spend revisiting my old Get Your War On strips is more profitably spent Googling myself and reading… — David Rees Business Copy Share Image
I've always liked Richard Pryor. I've always responded to rhythmic profanity. — David Rees Profanity Copy Share Image
I assumed that the pencil market was collapsing, but then it turns out that from 2010 to 2011 in the United States,… — David Rees Chinese Copy Share Image
I'm not a professional comedian. Nobody comes to my comedy shows. That's just a little hobby. — David Rees Comedian Copy Share Image
The type of pop culture that is honestly very moving and powerful to me is [when artists] do their homework. They make… — David Rees Art Copy Share Image
