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Facts about Joe Shuster

Occup.Artist
FromCanada
BornJuly 10, 1914
DiedJuly 30, 1992
Aged78 years

Summary

Joe Shuster was a famous Artist from Canada, who lived between July 10, 1914 and July 30, 1992. He/she became 78 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac cancer, who is known for Emotion, Diplomatic, Intensity, Impulsive, Selective. Our collection contains 18 quotes who is written / told by Joe.

18 Famous quotes by Joe Shuster

Small: In this drawing we just let our imagination run wild. We visualized Superman toys, games, and a radio s
"In this drawing we just let our imagination run wild. We visualized Superman toys, games, and a radio show - that was before TV - and Superman movies. We even visualized Superman billboards. And it's all come true"
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Small: In the beginning, we had a great deal of freedom, and Jerry wrote completely out of his imagination - v
"In the beginning, we had a great deal of freedom, and Jerry wrote completely out of his imagination - very, very freely. We even had no editorial supervision to speak of, because they were in such a rush to get the thing in before deadline. But later on we were restricted"
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Small: Jerry picked up the technique of visualizing the story as a movie scenario and whenever he gave me a sc
"Jerry picked up the technique of visualizing the story as a movie scenario; and whenever he gave me a script, I would see it as a screenplay. That was the technique that Jerry used, and I just picked it up"
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Small: I drew a picture on the back of a calendar in pencil. In those days they used to give out free calendar
"I drew a picture on the back of a calendar in pencil. In those days they used to give out free calendars, I had no art paper, so I took whatever else I could"
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Small: I did all the work at the beginning up until the point where I couldnt handle the increasingly heavy ar
"I did all the work at the beginning up until the point where I couldn't handle the increasingly heavy art production burden alone. I needed, and got, assistance"
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Small: Clark Kent, I suppose, had a little bit of Harold Lloyd in him
"Clark Kent, I suppose, had a little bit of Harold Lloyd in him"
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Small: Those early sketches looked too cartoony I really wanted to do detailed drawings - I was taking anatomy
"Those early sketches looked too cartoony; I really wanted to do detailed drawings - I was taking anatomy classes - but unfortunately I wasn't able to do it because of the time element"
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Small: Jerry reversed the usual formula of the superhero who goes to another planet. He put the superhero in o
"Jerry reversed the usual formula of the superhero who goes to another planet. He put the superhero in ordinary, familiar surroundings, instead of the other way around, as was done in most science fiction. That was the first time I can recall that it had ever been done"
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Small: I was mild-mannered, wore glasses, was very shy with women
"I was mild-mannered, wore glasses, was very shy with women"
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Small: I had to produce a complete page - or two or three - in one day. I took a lot of pride in my work, and
"I had to produce a complete page - or two or three - in one day. I took a lot of pride in my work, and I hated to do a mediocre job. Evidently, some of the writers enjoyed my work best of all for that very reason"
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Small: I came from Canada when I was about 10 years old, and our family settled in Cleveland, Ohio
"I came from Canada when I was about 10 years old, and our family settled in Cleveland, Ohio"
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Small: I think initially we wanted to use the first letter of the characters name. We thought S was perfect
"I think initially we wanted to use the first letter of the character's name. We thought S was perfect"
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Small: Not only that, but when I first met Joe, to my intense delight, he showed me that he was a collector.
"Not only that, but when I first met Joe, to my intense delight, he showed me that he was a collector. He was collecting some of the early Tarzan pages by Hal Foster, and, later, early Flash Gordons; and I found that we were both absolutely interested in the same type of thing"
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Small: Jerry often says that Slam Bradley was really the forerunner of Superman, because we turned it out with
"Jerry often says that Slam Bradley was really the forerunner of Superman, because we turned it out with no restrictions, complete freedom to do what we wanted; the only problem was that we had a deadline"
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Small: He was mostly leaping tall buildings in the beginning. There were cases where he would leap off a tall
"He was mostly leaping tall buildings in the beginning. There were cases where he would leap off a tall building or swoop down, and at that point he would look like he was flying, I suppose. It was just natural to draw him like that"
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Small: Before I ever put anything on paper, Jerry and I would talk back and forth
"Before I ever put anything on paper, Jerry and I would talk back and forth"
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Small: Jerry and I always felt that the character was enjoying himself. He was having fun: he wasnt taking him
"Jerry and I always felt that the character was enjoying himself. He was having fun: he wasn't taking himself seriously. It was always a lark for him, as you can see in my early drawings"
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Small: And I agreed the feeling of action as he was flying or jumping or leaping - a flowing cape would give i
"And I agreed the feeling of action as he was flying or jumping or leaping - a flowing cape would give it movement. It really helped, and it was very easy to draw"
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