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Mort Walker
Mort Walker
American Artist
Born: Sep 3, 1923
Died: Jan 27, 2018
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Everything I know, I write about. My only research is what I did. Mort Walker
Research Everything About Only Write Know Did
Most people are sort of against authority. Here's Beetle always challenging authority. I think people relate to it. Mort Walker
People Think Relate Most Sort Always Beetle Authority Against Challenging Here
Seven days without laughter makes one weak. Mort Walker
Laughter Seven Weak Days Without Makes
I was kicked out of The Stars And Stripes twice, and finally got back in. Mort Walker
Stars Back Finally Kicked Stripes Out Got Twice
The people who were against the Vietnam War thought I was attacking the Army. The guys in the Army thought I was representing their experiences. I was on both sides, and I survived. Mort Walker
War Army People Thought Sides Guys Both Both Sides Attacking Were Survived Representing Experiences Against Vietnam Vietnam War Who
I took Beetle home thinking that after the Korean War was over, I would have to take him out of the Army. I thought, well, what am I going to do with him? Mort Walker
War Home Army Thought Thinking Took Out Would Take Over Well Him Am Korean Korean War Beetle Going After
When I write 'Beetle Bailey,' I can always do jokes about him being lazy, and everyone gets it. Mort Walker
Jokes Everyone About Write Lazy Bailey Him Always Beetle Gets Being Being Lazy
I think it's legitimate to do satire. If you're going to write a book of satire on Marilyn Monroe or Madonna, you're not going to get their permission, because you're going to make fun of them! Mort Walker
You Satire Book Think Monroe Madonna Write Make Because Permission Get Going Legitimate Them Fun Marilyn Marilyn Monroe
I don't know how I'd be retired. I wake up every day with another idea. Mort Walker
Day Every Day Wake Up Every Retired Idea Know Another How Wake Up
None of the established museums were treating cartoons seriously. It was considered a lesser art or no art at all, just a way to sell newspapers. Even the syndicates who were dedicated to the cartoons were throwing them out, figuring they had no value after they were printed. Mort Walker
Art Seriously Value Considered Way Out Cartoons Throwing Had Printed None Were Sell Just Established After Them Newspapers Dedicated Who Figuring Lesser Even Treating Museums
Beetle is the embodiment of everybody's resistance to authority, all the rules and regulations which you've got to follow. He deals with it in his own way. And in a way, it's sort of what I did when I was in the Army. I just oftentimes did what I wanted to do. Mort Walker
You Army Own Everybody Way Rules Embodiment Follow He Sort Deals Got His Beetle Authority Did Oftentimes Just Wanted Which Regulations Resistance
Humor strips dominated what were called the funny papers early in the century, but by the 1920s and '30s, adventure strips had taken over. With 'Beetle Bailey,' I revived the funny part of the funny papers, and I'd be proud to be remembered for that. Mort Walker
Funny Humor Papers Strips Had Part Taken Remembered Adventure Over Bailey Proud Were Beetle Dominated Revived Century Early
Comics have always helped people to read. A lot of people learned to read by reading the comics. And it's our livelihood, after all. If people don't know how to read, they're not reading our comics. Mort Walker
People Reading Our Know Read Learned Always How Comics Lot After Helped Livelihood
If I'm going on vacation, I just work ahead. Mort Walker
Work Going Just Vacation
People take a liking to me like I'm a long-lost friend. Mort Walker
Me People Take Like Liking Friend
I go to the grocery store with my wife. She goes off to buy something. Where is she, anyways? So I ask the manager, 'What aisle do they keep the wives in?' Mort Walker
Buy Wife Aisle Something She Wives Go Off Goes Manager Where Store Ask Grocery Grocery Store Keep

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