American - Cartoonist | January 16, 1968 -
I don't like drawing characters facing right.
Stephan Pastis
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A biscuit in the States is something you would put gravy on with dinner, and it's not sweet in the least!
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A comic strip has a rhythm and a pattern, and you got to get in and out quick. So you set up a joke, tell the joke, and done.
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The writing is done on the computer, and the drawing is done by hand. I write, write, write, then I hit the illustration.
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I know I can always draw, but I actually love the writing the most.
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I like characters who have blind spots and are full of themselves, but there also needs to be vulnerability.
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Basically, I learned to read by reading 'Peanuts,' just wanting to know what they were saying. I was 4 or 5 or whatever. I think it's a fairly common story.
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Repeats are the worst, and 'Peanuts' was the one that started that. They don't rerun the news, do they? They don't repeat any other part of the paper. Why do they do it in the comics?
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I was a lawyer for 10 years, and when you're in law, things really have to get done, or somebody sues you. It's a great trick.
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When you do anything creative, you really have to live entirely in that world. I think my ability to do that is what makes me such a bad dinner guest. I'm always looking over someone's shoulder, taking in stuff around the room, immersed in the world of whatever I'm writing about, and keeping the characters completely in my head.
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I'm 12 years old in my head.
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I never feel burdened or overwhelmed by my work. People tell you to find something you love for a career, and I have. That makes me feel very lucky.
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