People who can pull you in and take you on a journey, as opposed to simply adding flash. Again, that feels very clinical, and I don't respond to that the way I used to

Kyle Baker's work is really funny, but it's also got a very clear vision

So there's kind of a simultaneous aspect to pushing the boundaries, and being very safe

So much of Jaws was amazing because the mind filled in what was missing.

So cartooning, for me, is an honorable thing. It's pushing the envelope. It's the truth of something through exaggeration

Nothing is really media driven or committee driven, so you can actually just produce something

But there's still an avenue for smaller comics and personal expression

Comics are really my life blood in a lot of respects

And I've never viewed comics as assignments for the client

I want to say 90% of stuff out there is just crap that got made. The main point is that it got produced.

I didn't want to feel constrained, so I took on the Mutants

If you're a single man and you happen to be in this business, you're deemed a player. But I don't see myself as a ladies' man.

National security is the first duty of government but we are also committed to reversing the substantial erosion of civil liberties.

small talk comes from small bones

It is outrageous to utter the name of Jesus Christ and live in Judaism.

I want to create an atmosphere that can be consciously plumbed with seeing, like the wordless thought that comes from looking in a fire.

Even the poor can be fat in the U.S.

For people on social assistance, the loss of free dental care, prescription drugs and subsidized housing can greatly outweigh additional income from working. We've all heard the stories.

Being free is being able to accept people for what they are, and not try to understand all they are or be what they are.

It's still possible to be a cockeyed optimist these days - you just have to be a little more cockeyed.

I do what I do for the people who believe in me, not for the jerks who don't.