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Stephan Pastis Quotes

American - Cartoonist | January 16, 1968 -

This is every creative person's dream - a hobby that I'm lucky enough to get paid for.

Creative Enough Hobby Dream Person

You can write a little and can draw a little, but there's necessarily a limitation on both in a comic strip, since it appears in such a tiny space.

Space You Write Little Limitation

If somebody is not on the same page with me humor wise, I can't give them that.

Humor Wise Me Page Same Give

Brits have a better sense of humor in most ways. It's darker, more cutting.

Humor Better Sense Of Humor More

The principles of comedy are the principles of comedy. I can hear funny.

Funny Comedy I Can Principles Hear

You can't just count on becoming a syndicated cartoonist. I actually tried to calculate the odds once, and the best I could come up with is a 1-in-36,000 chance. And the odds of getting hit by lightning are 1 in 7,900 - which kind of shows how long those odds are.

Best Chance Long You Kind Odds

I want a career writing these novels that I can be proud of. And then I want one as a screenwriter.

Writing Proud Career I Can Want

Basically, I learned to read by reading 'Peanuts,' just wanting to know what they were saying.

Saying Reading Know Wanting Just

Maybe the bar is low, but most of the strips that are 50, 60, 70 years old that are on their second or third generation of artists, the humor is pretty bland. There are others by people that were raised on 'Family Guy' or 'South Park' that are edgier. Mine's not as edgy as those, but it's edgier than 'Beetle Bailey.'

Family Humor People Generation Edgy

I do what makes me laugh.

I write for three or four hours and then hopefully I'll have something. Then I draw for the rest of the afternoon... I literally block out Wednesday-Thursday-Friday - I more or less disappear.

Rest Three More Write Out Disappear

Sticking to my schedule, I've gotten over seven months ahead, which allowed me to write a 'Pearls Before Swine' movie script for the big screen.

Me Ahead Schedule Write Over Big

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