American - Cartoonist | September 17, 1947 - June 8, 2000
The best thing for my creative process is a deadline.
Jeff MacNelly
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The best cartoons have no words at all - just the image pops out.
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I don't need a lot of attention. I'd much rather have the work be famous than the face be famous.
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I thought that through the strip, I could vent my spleen and be funny at the same time. But when it comes to humor, there's no substitute for reality and politicians.
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I'm looking forward to working for the 'Tribune' because any company that can invest in the Chicago Cubs has a view of the future we cannot begin to comprehend.
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Because of my grey hair and glasses, people think I'm Phil Donahue.
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I look at people, and I like to laugh at them.
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If you're a balanced cartoonist, you're not a cartoonist. You definitely have to have a bias.
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Political cartoonists get hung up on daily deadlines and the front page. The worst thing you can do is open up the newspaper and ask, 'What's funny about this?'
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Everybody's funny-looking.
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I really do have a self-censorship problem, which isn't the way you should be if you're a cartoonist.
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I'm kind of a nerd. A square. And I'm terrible at telling jokes. I always forget the punch line.
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