There are still people who don't like my work and that's okay with me. — Mike Royer Okay Copy Share Image
When you're paid $29 for something and 30 or 40 years later you're seeing it on eBay with pages going for $199… — Mike Royer Ebay Copy Share Image
I started out wanting to be a straight adventure cartoonist, but in 1979 realized what my real bag was. — Mike Royer Adventure Copy Share Image
I have my heroes. Some of whom are still alive, and unfortunately many that aren't. — Mike Royer Alive Copy Share Image
I assisted with Russ [Manning] for about eleven months and my day job for 5 days a week was credit manager and… — Mike Royer Credit Copy Share Image
I will say that I'm proud of my connection to DC comics because they are absolutely fabulous in sending reprint royalty checks. — Mike Royer Absolutely fabulous Copy Share Image
I did a dozen superhero pinups. I signed them "Kirby/Royer" because it was Kirby's drawing. I didn't think I was committing some… — Mike Royer Comic Copy Share Image
I learned that, "Mike, you get your first job on your ability and every job after that on your dependability." — Mike Royer Ability Copy Share Image
If you ever go to talk to an editor you don't want to be able to turn down a job because you… — Mike Royer Able Copy Share Image
I've met some real talents that were...real talents and I've met some real talents that were incredible people.People like Al Williamson, Gray… — Mike Royer Als Copy Share Image
I moonlighted during a two-week vacation, doing a month's worth of work in two weeks; it almost killed me, but I wanted… — Mike Royer Filmmaker Copy Share Image
There are different rules for comic books now. You've got prima donna's that are dealing with the direct sales market, so if… — Mike Royer Book Copy Share Image
I love pre-code movies. Some of my favorites are movies with Warren William and there is an MGM film called "Skyscraper Souls"… — Mike Royer Brother Copy Share Image
Why are other people profiting off that? I can see that if I have the page and sold it for $50 and… — Mike Royer Art Copy Share Image
When you talk about state of the art, that doesn't mean a damn thing. Think about it. State of the art. "This… — Mike Royer Art Copy Share Image
Being a naive 20-something I didn't think that I could just go to the screen cartoonist's union, that I was a member… — Mike Royer Actor Copy Share Image
My most vivid memories of those times weren't the actual nuts and bolts, but just pleasant times sitting with Jack [Kirby] in… — Mike Royer Bolts Copy Share Image
I went into Hollywood and met Mike Aarons and went to Grantray-Lawrence Animation to work on the, by today's standards, extremely cheap… — Mike Royer Animation Copy Share Image
When I was at Disney and was a character art manager and handing out artwork that had to be inked we had… — Mike Royer Art Copy Share Image
I did get a nice compliment from Ramona Fradon a few years ago.She was talking about the one and only Plastic Man… — Mike Royer Bless Copy Share Image
I'm finding that everything sells. I've been toying with the fact that I have this big giant glass jar with the metal… — Mike Royer Age Copy Share Image
I've been very lucky with the people I've met over the years. Way back in the early '70s I went to [Phil]… — Mike Royer Academy Copy Share Image
I remember on a Friday afternoon getting a phone call from Grant Simmons saying, "Mike," we got to be pretty good friends;… — Mike Royer Afternoon Copy Share Image
I sometimes look at the careers of other... I guess I could call them contemporaries or maybe close artists; you know, the… — Mike Royer Art Copy Share Image
I chose Bagdasarian Productions when I heard from some colleagues at work who were buying story boards at the time back in… — Mike Royer Boards Copy Share Image
If I wanted to own some Jack Kirby original art unless it was something that Giacoia or Sinnott had inked I was… — Mike Royer Art Copy Share Image
It was months later when I was sitting at the board in my studio and my wife would stick her head in… — Mike Royer Boards Copy Share Image
I know some stories about "liberation" and stuff that's been liberated by people who turn around and get on their soapbox about… — Mike Royer Another time Copy Share Image
I found that the majority of people who stopped at my table [ at the Comic Con] last didn't even know who… — Mike Royer Comic Copy Share Image
I learned early Jack Kirby favorite movies were the Warner Brothers from the '30s. When you look at Jack Kirby's comic books,… — Mike Royer Book Copy Share Image
I like to think that I gave Jack Warner Brothers inking and Joe Sinnott gave him MGM inking. If you're not as… — Mike Royer Brother Copy Share Image
I was with Roy Thomas on a panel and he turned to me and said, "You know, your name is on the… — Mike Royer Copies Copy Share Image
In most companies, the corporate mentality is if you're over 30, you're on the downhill side, and if you're over 40, you're… — Mike Royer Brain Copy Share Image
In fact, sometimes when I look at something my memory does work. I remember the panel where Alex Toth told me, "Mike,… — Mike Royer Alex Copy Share Image
I live in the past when it comes to movies, but my own career is a matter of remembering the nuts and… — Mike Royer Bolts Copy Share Image
During the Mavelmania days in the late '60's I got a phone call one evening and I answered it and this voice… — Mike Royer Comic Copy Share Image
It was just too hard from my standpoint to apply myself properly for the lessons from art school and also work 6… — Mike Royer Art Copy Share Image
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![“My most vivid memories of those times weren't the actual nuts and bolts, but just pleasant times sitting with Jack [Kirby] in his studio, going over the pages and looking out the window at my kids playing in his swimming pool .” quote by Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4cf/mike-royer-14555_bolts_my-most-vivid-memories-of-those-times-we_1164119.jpg)
![“I've been very lucky with the people I've met over the years. Way back in the early '70s I went to [Phil] Seuling's conventions for something like three years in a row from '70 to '72 and I remember at the '72 luncheon with the Academy of Comic Book Artists and talking with John Romita about the…” quote by Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d0b/mike-royer-14555_academy_i-ve-been-very-lucky-with-the-people-i-v_766773.jpg)
![“I found that the majority of people who stopped at my table [ at the Comic Con] last didn't even know who Winnie the Pooh was, and the new feature was just opening in the theaters.” quote by Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a70/mike-royer-14555_comic_i-found-that-the-majority-of-people-who_3163559.jpg)
![“I live in the past when it comes to movies, but my own career is a matter of remembering the nuts and bolts and things like eating chocolate cake and drinking milk with Jack [Kirby] in his kitchen, but that's all I remember.” quote by Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7e4/mike-royer-14555_bolts_i-live-in-the-past-when-it-comes-to-movi_2160850.jpg)
