Cartoonist Quotes

89 quotes by 59 authors

I started doing cartoons when I was about 21. I never thought I would be a cartoonist. It happened behind my back. I was always… — Lynda Barry
Cartoonist was the weirdest name I finally let myself have. I would never say it. When I heard it I silently thought, what an awful… — Lynda Barry
I was unable to sleep and I would stay up and draw these little cartoons. Then a friend showed them around. Before I knew it… — Lynda Barry
I wanted to be a cartoonist when I was young. — Jean-Michel Basquiat
Most success springs from an obstacle or failure. I became a cartoonist largely because I failed in my goal of becoming a successful executive. — Scott Adams
I've always defined myself not as a cartoonist , but as an entrepreneur. That was true before I tried cartooning. I always imagined cartooning would… — Scott Adams
Obviously there's not much options when you're a cartoonist - you pretty much either work at home or rent an office I guess, and working… — Scott Adams
My dad used to draw these great cartoon figures. His dream was being a cartoonist, but he never achieved it, and it kind of broke… — Kathryn Bigelow
Doonesbury had the requisite and overwhelming influence in 1980, as it did on any college cartoonist who was paying attention, of course. — Berkeley Breathed
Alternative cartoonists have to rely on comic book stores to get their stuff in the hands of readers. — Jim Woodring
The cartoonists treated Islam the same way they treat Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism and other religions. And by treating Muslims in Denmark as equals they made… — Flemming Rose
People are starting to acknowledge the direction the media is going. This is a good sign that we'll continue to deliver satire and news and… — Mark Fiore
In 1908, you could easily earn $20 to $200 as a cartoonist. What's amazing is that it's still true! — Art Spiegelman
I thought how proud I am to be standing up beside my dad. Never did it occur to me that he would become the gist… — George W. Bush
I never saw myself so much as an actor. I wanted to be a cartoonist like Charles M. Schulz and create my own world and… — Mark Hamill
Cartoonists are untrained artists, while illustrators are more trained. — John Kricfalusi
If you're a kid wanting to be a cartoonist today, and you're looking at Family Guy, you don't have to aim very high. — John Kricfalusi
Today, although as a whole, the industry is still male-dominated, more women are drawing comics than ever before, and there are more venues for them… — Trina Robbins
Cartooning at its best is a fine art. I'm a cartoonist who works in the medium of animation, which also allows me to paint my… — Ralph Bakshi
I quit comics because I got completely sick of it. I was drawing comics all the time and didn't have the time or energy to… — Julie Doucet

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