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I had joined Marvel in 1967, after a year in Vietnam and three years as a student at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan. Stan Lee, then the editor-in-chief, hired me as a production assistant. Herb Trimpe
Me School Three Year Visual Visual Arts Marvel Joined Student Had Hired Years Lee Arts Manhattan After Then Vietnam Stan Production Assistant
I've decided to go for a B.A. in art. It's the shortest route to a degree. I'm thinking about teaching. Herb Trimpe
Art Degree Thinking About Go Decided Shortest Teaching Route
There's something about dealing with government agencies that makes you feel like a criminal. Herb Trimpe
Government You Criminal About Something Feel Like Makes Dealing Government Agencies Agencies
I think that most of us can identify with the change that happens to Bruce Banner. We all have a little of both inside us. I think this is an important theme in defining the character. Herb Trimpe
Character Change Important Think Defining Inside Bruce Both Most Identify Banner Happens Little Theme Us
The Hulk is not basically violent, but only reacts violently when a threat is perceived. He has a certain passion for life. He is drawn towards kids and animals and the downtrodden. Herb Trimpe
Life Passion Animals Kids Drawn Threat Perceived Only He Towards Hulk Certain Basically Violent Violently
When I looked at the other artists when I first started at Marvel, I was surrounded by giants. It was very intimidating. Herb Trimpe
First Other Intimidating Giants Marvel Looked Surrounded Very Artists Started
We've been surrounded by images of space our whole lives, from the speculative images of science fiction to the inspirational visions of artists to the increasingly beautiful pictures made possible by complex technologies. But whilst we have an overwhelmingly vivid visual understanding of space, we have no sense of what space sounds like. Honor Harger
Inspirational Beautiful Science Space Made Understanding Sense Increasingly Our Complex Visions Possible Visual Vivid No Sense Pictures Like Science Fiction Sounds Been Surrounded Artists Fiction Whilst Whole Lives Technologies Images Speculative
I start everything 25 times over. Honoré Daumier
Everything Over Times Start
One must be of one's own time. Honoré Daumier
Time Own Must
Well, as far as I'm concerned, I'm not here to live a normal life. I'm sent here on a mission. Howard Finster
Life Live Mission Well Concerned Normal Normal Life As Far As Sent Far Here
When I'm building my dome in my chapel, and I had a vision - I've worked on perpetual motion and I haven't never give it up yet. I still think it could be done, perpetual motion. I had a vision of a un resist able windmill. Howard Finster
Vision Building Think Chapel UN Able Windmill Give Could Never Had Motion Still Perpetual Dome Up Done Worked Resist
Sometimes I don't even pull my shoes off for six weeks at a time, except, you know, just to take a shower. I just take breaks between 24 hours a day, just a break now and then, it don't take me long to rest; maybe 20 to30 minutes sometime, or maybe an hour. Howard Finster
Time Day Me You Sometimes Rest Long Shoes Minutes Sometime Except Weeks Take Between Hour Hours Know Off Six Maybe Just Break Breaks Then Shower Even Now Now And Then Pull
As for me, I'm just passin' through this planet. Howard Finster
Me Through Just Planet
My friends tend to be writers. I think writers and painters are really all the same-we just sit in our rooms. Howard Hodgkin
Sit Think Our Tend Writers Friends Just Rooms Really Painters
I think words come between the spectator and the picture. Howard Hodgkin
Words Picture Think Between Come Spectator
When I finish a painting, it usually looks as surprising to me as to anyone else. Howard Hodgkin
Me Painting Else Finish Looks Surprising Anyone Anyone Else
I think that words are often extraneous to what I do. Howard Hodgkin
Words Think Often
I hate painting. Howard Hodgkin
Hate Painting
I don't look at the work of my contemporaries very much; I tend to look at pictures by dead artists. It's much easier to get near their paintings. Howard Hodgkin
Work Easier Tend Pictures Contemporaries Look Dead Very Get Artists Much Paintings Near
I don't think you can lightly paint a picture. It's an activity I take very seriously. Howard Hodgkin
You Seriously Picture Think Take Lightly Very Paint Activity
Collecting has been my great extravagance. It's a way of being. I collect for the same reason that I eat too much-I'm one of nature's shoppers. Howard Hodgkin
Great Nature Too Extravagance Way Collect Has-Been Collecting Eat Been Same Being Reason
I'm vulnerable to criticism. Any artist is, because you work alone in your studio and, until recently, critics were the only way you'd get any feedback. Howard Hodgkin
Work Alone You Feedback Criticism Way Critics Only Studio Until Because Vulnerable Were Get Any Artist Your Recently
I am isolated as an artist, not as a person. Howard Hodgkin
Isolated Am Person Artist
I find old copies of National Gallery catalogues, which are written in the dryest possible prose, infinitely soothing. Howard Hodgkin
Old National Possible Find Written Prose Soothing Infinitely Which Gallery Copies
I am happy for people to talk about my pictures, but I wish devoutly that I was not expected to talk about them myself. Howard Hodgkin
Myself Happy People Wish About Pictures Talk Devoutly Am Expected Them
I fell through a crack for years. Historically, I am a nothing because I fit in no category. I can only be me. Howard Hodgkin
Me Nothing Only Through Category Fell Because Am Years Fit Historically Crack
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