I'm A Guy Who Had To Perform

Every Father Was His Own Man. He Did What He Wanted. If Your Mother Went Shopping, Your Father Never Went With Her.

I Always Enjoyed Doing Monster Books. Monster Books Gave Me The Opportunity To Draw Things Out Of The Ordinary. Monster Books Were A Challenge - What Kind Of Monster Would Fascinate People?

If You're A Thorough Professional, And They Won't Let You Do A Professional Job, Nobody's Going To Benefit From It. The People Who Produce It Won't Benefit. The People Who Buy It Won't Benefit From It. They're Going To Get A Half-assed Product.

I Taught Myself How To Draw, And I Soon Found Out It Was What I Really Wanted To Do. I Didn't Think I Was Going To Create Any Great Masterpieces Like Rembrandt Or Gauguin. I Thought Comics Was A Common Form Of Art, And Strictly American In My Estimation, Because America Was The Home Of The Common Man - And Show Me The Common Man That Can't Do A Comic. So Comics Is An American Form Of Art That Anyone Can Do With A Pencil And Paper.

My Anatomy Was Self-taught. I Feel Everybody Has That Ability. I Drew Instinctively. Mine Was An Instinctive Style.