All Garry Trudeau Quotes
- I've been trying for some time to develop a lifestyle that doesn't require my presence. Been
- I try not to second-guess editors; they're the clients, and I have no expectation that my strip is going to make it into every paper… Clients
- America: the only country in the world where failing to promote yourself is regarded as being arrogant. America
- When you're young, you don't feel iconoclastic - you're just kind of doing what seems natural, what moves you. Feel
- The strips about the military do seem to provoke moving and thoughtful responses. It's nice when the strip resonates, but more importantly, I need to… Contribute
- That's what fiction writers do: create characters and do terrible things to them for the entertainment of others. If they feel guilty enough, they write… Character
- In any event, it's not exactly a secret to regular readers what my views on the war are Any
- There is nothing worse than annotated humour, Annotated
- I'm a pointillist, just working my tiny little piece of the canvas. I'm not so good at perspective. Canvas
- Well, it's a humor strip, so my first responsibility has always been to entertain the reader... But if, in addition, I can help move readers… Addition
- Lives have been altered in fundamental ways, and later, after they acquire a more complete understanding of what goals are actually attainable, many are left… Acquire
- At college my three main interests were - in descending order of importance - a steady supply of recreational drugs, a 2-S draft deferment, and… Administration
- Medical decisions have been politicized. What doctor wants a state legislator in his consulting room? Been
- Nor will I be using any imagery that mocks Jesus Christ. Any
- Becoming the new feminine ideal requires just the right combination of insecurity, exercise, bulimia and surgery. Becoming
- In Palm Springs, they think homelessness is caused by bad divorce lawyers. Bad
- Comic strips are like a public utility. They're supposed to be there 365 days a year, and you're supposed to be able to hit the… Able
- I'm still passionately interested in what my fellow humans are up to. For me, a day spent monitoring the passing parade is a day well-spent. Day
- Commencement speeches were invented largely in the belief that outgoing college students should never be released into the world until they have been properly sedated. Been
- Isn't it possible that self-esteem isn't causal at all, but simply the happy side effect of a sturdy character, itself the product of unambiguous moral… All
- I try to take people one at a time, with all the contradictions and compromises that most of us live with. All
- Humor can inform and break down stigma, which is a huge issue in the military. Break
- I just happen to have one of those skill sets that allows me to work in my underwear. Allows
- Any time you bring sexuality into the comics pages, you have to brace for pushback. Any
- The systematic dismantling of reproductive rights, much like the takedown of collective bargaining, has been taking place in full view. Bargaining