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Comics could use more creators with something worthwhile to say. Jim Woodring
Say Worthwhile Something More Could Comics Use Creators
When I was a kid, I used to see apparitions and have hallucinations, and my entire perception of the world was badly disoriented. And I had kind of a chaotic childhood because of that. I've really hung onto it, though. Because I actually like those feelings. Jim Woodring
World Perception Feelings Chaotic Kid Hung Those Though Kind See Entire Onto Had Badly Like Because Childhood Really Used Disoriented Actually
I guess if I had to put it into a single phrase, the moral of the Frank stories is that the hammer never really falls. Jim Woodring
Single Guess Frank Moral Phrase Never Had Put Hammer Falls Stories Really
Everything I do tries to do the same thing, which is to express things that are hard to express, hidden things. Jim Woodring
Same Thing Everything Hidden Hidden Things Tries Same Which Hard Express Thing Things
I feel the need of attaining the maximum of intensity with the minimum of means. It is this which has led me to give my painting a character of even greater bareness. Joan Miro
Character Me Painting Minimum Give Attaining Feel Greater Led Maximum Intensity Which Means Even Need
What I am looking for... is an immobile movement, something which would be the equivalent of what is called the eloquence of silence, or what St. John of the Cross, I think it was, described with the term 'mute music'. Joan Miro
Music Silence Looking Think Eloquence Would Would-Be Immobile Mute John Cross Something Term Am Equivalent Movement Which
What is he? He's a puppeteer and he's got a lot of inspiration all around him, and the fact that they can manipulate the expressions now with ease compared to what it used to be. Joe Grant
Ease Puppeteer All-Around Fact Inspiration He Him Around Got Lot Manipulate Used Compared Now Expressions
A simple idea. And the man that worked on it, Mike Gabriel, doubled the value. Beautiful job. I should say triple. We have others like that, but, unfortunately, shorts, which are my favorite approach, are economically of no value. Joe Grant
Beautiful Man Simple Job Value Others Approach Say Favorite Triple Simple Idea Idea Economically Like Gabriel Unfortunately Which Shorts Worked Mike Should
Actually, everything has been said in print... it's a battle of giants and it's something that Walt would say is none of your business - go right on and create the best you can. Joe Grant
Best You Business Battle Everything Say Giants Has-Been Would Something Print None Said Go Been Walt In Print Create Your Actually Right
Lighting is vital. Without that they've got nothing. And, of course, color and texture. When they showed me a little piece of Finding Nemo, I said this has got to be the biggest hit. Joe Grant
Me Nothing Finding Vital Color Lighting Piece Course Without Said Got Texture Hit Biggest Little Little Piece
I'm sure that no matter what I'm involved in, I'll always be doing comics, at least in some minor capacity. Joe Madureira
Matter Minor Some Involved Sure Always Least Comics Doing Capacity
Lots of places to hone your skill as an artist and still earn a paycheck while you're waiting to kick the door down. Joe Madureira
You Waiting Down Earn Kick Still Lots Artist Door While Places Skill Your Paycheck Hone
Having a blank slate is sometimes as daunting as it is exciting. Joe Madureira
Sometimes Having Daunting Blank Blank Slate Exciting Slate
When I drew Captain America in 'The Ultimates,' I hated my Cap, even though some people are like, 'Man, your Cap's cool!' and they made statues out of it. Joe Madureira
Man People Made Some People Though Out Statues Hated Some Drew Like America Cap Your Captain Captain America Cool Even
After being in a studio, working on games stuff, I'm like, 'Oh my God, I wish I could just sit in my room for a week and listen to music and draw by myself.' Joe Madureira
Music God Myself Wish Sit Draw Week Could Studio Stuff Like Listen Oh Just Oh My God Being After Room Working Games
I do not feel any artist can produce great art without putting great personality into it. It is always a piece of you that goes on the screen or the canvass. Joe Murray
Art Great You Personality Great Art Putting Feel Piece Without Always Goes Any Artist Screen Produce
I was performing skin grafts and became interested in why skin wouldn't graft permanently. Joe Murray
Skin Performing Became Permanently Interested Why
Somebody said us artists have trouble with success because art is derived from struggle. I disagree with that, because truely doing your art is success, whether you make money from it or not. Joe Murray
Success Art You Struggle Money Disagree Somebody Trouble Make Because Said Doing Artists Whether Us Your Derived
When an executive walked on our floor, it was at their own risk. As far as what others thought of working for me, I know I was very tough at times, and would storm down the hall after watching some bad animation from Korea. But overall, I feel we had a good time. Joe Murray
Time Good Me Thought Tough Good Time Own Down Others Our Bad Would Some Risk Had Animation Feel Overall Know Executive Hall Korea Very Walked Times As Far As After Storm Far Working Floor Watching
Sometimes things just click. The one contribution I tried to do, was shield the staff from the corporate politics that occur on any show. But yes, we all got along very well. Joe Murray
Politics Sometimes Corporate Tried Along Well Click Got Occur Shield Yes Very Contribution Any Just Staff Show Things
I think cheese smells funny, but I feel bananas 'are' funny. I'm assuming Swamp told the whole story of the executives seriously asking us to replace the banana with cheese because they thought it was funnier. Joe Murray
Funny Cheese Seriously Thought Think Assuming Feel Smells Executives Because Replace Banana Bananas Story Swamp Us Asking Whole Funnier
The friend that I based Heffer on was adopted, and it all played into his total personality. Joe Murray
Personality Total Adopted His Friend Based Played
We're the real estate industry - not the manufacturers. Joe Murray
Real Estate Industry Real Estate Manufacturers
Two days prior to the Herrick operation I repaired a double cleft lip, resected a recurrent cancer of the mouth, corrected lop ears in a child, and closed a burn of the buttocks. Joe Murray
Cancer Closed Mouth Ears Corrected Days Operation Prior Lip Child Burn Double Two
I had worked on dogs for a couple of years developing a renal transplant operation. We had dogs running around with kidneys we had transplanted back into themselves. Joe Murray
Back Running Had Developing Couple Operation Around Dogs Years Themselves Worked Transplant Transplanted
Removal of an organ is difficult and dangerous. There have been several deaths of healthy donors. I think myself, I would be hesitant to participate as a liver donor. It's a very tricky operation. Joe Murray
Myself Dangerous Healthy Organ Difficult Think Hesitant Several Would Tricky Would-Be Participate Removal Operation Been Deaths Very Donor Donors Liver
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