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Bruce Eric Kaplan
American Cartoonist
Born: Sep 9, 1964
Always Cartoons Day Life Me You
Related authors: Bil Keane Bill Watterson Caroll Spinney Charles M. Schulz Gary Larson Matt Groening Scott Adams Walt Disney
I thought about trying to do a strip. I even tried to do it, but I felt I didn't have the voice. Even though I liked that form, I didn't think I thought in the form of the three panels. Bruce Eric Kaplan
Thought Three Think Strip Though Tried About Voice Liked Felt Trying Form Even
I had always wanted to do a collection of cartoons, but you have to wait until someone is actually interested. Bruce Eric Kaplan
You Wait Collection Cartoons Someone Had Until Always Wanted Interested Actually
Yes, the people I draw don't have a wide variety of looks. Every now and then I'll spruce it up, like a woman will be wearing a two-piece suit as opposed to a one-piece, or a man will not be wearing a tie; he'll just have a collar. Bruce Eric Kaplan
Man Woman People Will Every Draw Collar Wearing Variety He Like Looks Tie Opposed Up Yes Just Then Now Now And Then Wide Wide Variety Suit
I never really got into 'The Munsters' that much, but there was one aspect that was compelling. That was Marilyn. She was the only normal one among this group of creatures. Bruce Eric Kaplan
Group One Aspect Only Never She Got Normal Much Really Aspect Creatures Among Compelling Marilyn
There was never any butter in our home. Just margarine. My parents acted like butter was lethal. I don't think I ever saw either one have a piece of butter. I would go over to friends' houses and down sticks of butter. Bruce Eric Kaplan
Home Parents Down Think Our Saw Would Never Over Like Piece Houses Sticks Go Friends Any Just Either Acted Lethal Ever Butter
It's not like during your normal day, anyone says, 'How do having meaning in your life? How do you make meaning in your life?' Bruce Eric Kaplan
Life Day You Says Having Like Make How Normal Anyone Meaning Your
My mother always bought our birthday gifts. Bruce Eric Kaplan
Birthday Mother Our Gifts Bought Always
We only got clothing once a year, like, right before school began. It's like, that's when you got your clothing. Bruce Eric Kaplan
You School Year Before Once Once A Year Only Like Got Began Clothing Your Right
I started trying to be a writer and failed for years. I tried novels, short stories, sitcoms, movies, plays, anything. And then, to support myself, I had millions of jobs on the fringes of show business. Bruce Eric Kaplan
Myself Business Jobs Tried Writer Had Support Failed Years Trying Sitcoms Short Stories Anything Short Stories Movies Then Show Show Business Novels Started Millions Plays
Actually, I think that 'Seinfeld' tackles the same kinds of issues as 'Six Feet Under,' just in a different way. Bruce Eric Kaplan
Think Way Kinds Seinfeld Feet Issues Same Six Just Different Different Way Actually
I've had to whine for everything I've ever really wanted. Bruce Eric Kaplan
Everything Had Wanted Whine Really Ever
Traditionally, the only way I come up with cartoons is by sitting at my desk and thinking. Bruce Eric Kaplan
Thinking Way Cartoons Only Come Up Sitting Desk
It's self-soothing for me to draw. So if I'm upset, drawing makes me less upset. Bruce Eric Kaplan
Me Draw Drawing Makes Upset Less
I loved Charles Addams more than anything. Still love him. Bruce Eric Kaplan
Love Charles More More Than Anything Him Still Than Anything Loved
I'm continually working on myself. Nothing ever actually works. Bruce Eric Kaplan
Myself Nothing Continually Working Works Ever Actually
I love graduation speeches. I have always loved them; I will always love them. Bruce Eric Kaplan
Love Will Always Graduation Loved Them Speeches
In L.A., you can put out a craft-service table anywhere, and it's no big deal. But in New York, people who walk by it on the street get really angry about it. Bruce Eric Kaplan
Angry You People Walk Big Out No Big Deal Table About Put New Deal Big Deal Get York New York Anywhere Really Who Street
I used cartoons as diaries. I still do. They're my way of figuring out the world, what's happening to me or what I'm thinking about. Bruce Eric Kaplan
Me World Thinking Way Out Cartoons About Still Diaries Happening Used Figuring
All I can really tell you about my father is that he did odd things like put tin foil on a bottle of beer after having a few sips, then put it in the refrigerator to perhaps have on another night. Bruce Eric Kaplan
Beer You Father Few Tell Foil About Having Bottle He Put Like Perhaps Another Odd Did Tin Refrigerator After Then Really Things Night
I always doodled as a kid while I was talking on the phone or watching TV. Bruce Eric Kaplan
Phone Kid TV Talking Always While Watching Watching Tv
I've had mostly book parties, where I get very focused on inviting everyone and not forgetting anyone, although of course one always does, and being worried no one will show up, but mostly the book comes from going to parties and feeling very, for lack of a better word, anxious. Bruce Eric Kaplan
Book Better Word Will Feeling Everyone Worried Focused Had No-One Inviting Parties Mostly Course Although Does Always Up Very Get Forgetting Anxious Going Lack Being Where Anyone Show
My cartoon life is in my office, and it's very separate and getting very in my own head. My television life is I'm begging one of the actors to say the line in the way I'd like them to. Bruce Eric Kaplan
Life Own Way Say Television Cartoon My Own Head Like Line Very Begging Office Getting Them Separate Actor
I was trying to be a writer, and I was kind of getting sidetracked, so I started doing cartoons as a form of expression. Bruce Eric Kaplan
Sidetracked Kind Cartoons Writer Doing Trying Getting Form Expression Started
I read the 'New Yorker' when I was a kid. I used to love the cartoons and pick the cartoons out of the library, so I felt I knew the world of their cartoons. Bruce Eric Kaplan
Love Library World Kid Out Cartoons Pick Knew New Read Felt Yorker New Yorker To Love Used

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