Famous quotes by Cartoonists

CartoonistsCartoonists have a distinct way of considering the globe, as well as their quotes often reflect their distinct perspective. From the amusing to the profound, these quotes by illustrators offer insight right into the creative procedure and the power of humor. Whether you're trying to find a laugh or a little inspiration, these quotes by cartoonists will leave you with something to think about.
Small: A hug is like a boomerang - you get it back right away - Bil Keane
Bil Keane
"A hug is like a boomerang - you get it back right away"
Bil Keane, Cartoonist
Small: I was handed a chocolate bar and an M-1 rifle and told to go kill Hitler - Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
"I was handed a chocolate bar and an M-1 rifle and told to go kill Hitler"
Jack Kirby, Cartoonist
Small: Well, most grown-ups forget what it was like to be a kid. I vowed that I would never forget - Matt Groening
"Well, most grown-ups forget what it was like to be a kid. I vowed that I would never forget"
Matt Groening, Cartoonist
Small: And its not only films, Im pretty unaware of anything thats going on in popular culture right now - Brad Bird
"And it's not only films, I'm pretty unaware of anything that's going on in popular culture right now"
Brad Bird, Cartoonist
Small: I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were enterta
"I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained"
Walt Disney, Cartoonist
Small: The only real politics I knew was that if a guy liked Hitler, Id beat the stuffing out of him and that would b
Jack Kirby
"The only real politics I knew was that if a guy liked Hitler, I'd beat the stuffing out of him and that would be it"
Jack Kirby, Cartoonist
Small: Comics will break your heart - Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
"Comics will break your heart"
Jack Kirby, Cartoonist
Small: Ive never done anything half-heartedly its a disservice to me and the audience if I do it half-heartedly - Jac
Jack Kirby
"I've never done anything half-heartedly; it's a disservice to me and the audience if I do it half-heartedly"
Jack Kirby, Cartoonist
Small: In the old days, there was no money in it. You did it because you loved it - Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
"In the old days, there was no money in it. You did it because you loved it"
Jack Kirby, Cartoonist
Small: You only live but once, and when youre dead, youre done, so let the good times roll - Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
"You only live but once, and when you're dead, you're done, so let the good times roll"
Jack Kirby, Cartoonist
Small: Perfectionists are their own devils - Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
"Perfectionists are their own devils"
Jack Kirby, Cartoonist
Small: Life at best is bittersweet - Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
"Life at best is bittersweet"
Jack Kirby, Cartoonist
Small: They invented hugs to let people know you love them without saying anything - Bil Keane
Bil Keane
"They invented hugs to let people know you love them without saying anything"
Bil Keane, Cartoonist
Small: Yesterdays the past, tomorrows the future, but today is a gift. Thats why its called the present - Bil Keane
Bil Keane
"Yesterday's the past, tomorrow's the future, but today is a gift. That's why it's called the present"
Bil Keane, Cartoonist
Small: Most TV shows dont reward you for paying attention - Matt Groening
"Most TV shows don't reward you for paying attention"
Matt Groening, Cartoonist
Small: Me fail english? Thats unpossible - Matt Groening
"Me fail english? Thats unpossible"
Matt Groening, Cartoonist
Small: Families are about love overcoming emotional torture - Matt Groening
"Families are about love overcoming emotional torture"
Matt Groening, Cartoonist
Small: Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At nigh
"Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come"
Matt Groening, Cartoonist
Small: I love the idea that we put in jokes the kids dont get. And that later, when they grow up and read a few books
"I love the idea that we put in jokes the kids don't get. And that later, when they grow up and read a few books and go to college and watch the show again, they can get it on a completely different level"
Matt Groening, Cartoonist
Small: I dont know why I did it, I dont know why I enjoyed it, and I dont know why I will do it again - Matt Groening
"I don't know why I did it, I don't know why I enjoyed it, and I don't know why I will do it again"
Matt Groening, Cartoonist
Small: God often gives nuts to toothless people - Matt Groening
"God often gives nuts to toothless people"
Matt Groening, Cartoonist
Small: Because good writing in a TV cartoon is so rare, I think the animation on The Simpsons is often overlooked - M
"Because good writing in a TV cartoon is so rare, I think the animation on The Simpsons is often overlooked"
Matt Groening, Cartoonist
Small: A lot of our writers, like Conan OBrien, moved on to other things - Matt Groening
"A lot of our writers, like Conan O'Brien, moved on to other things"
Matt Groening, Cartoonist
Small: Ten-year-old boys move differently than middle-aged women, who move differently than athletic guys, who move d
"Ten-year-old boys move differently than middle-aged women, who move differently than athletic guys, who move differently than government bureaucrats"
Brad Bird, Cartoonist
Small: If you move something 10 pounds through space and then stop suddenly, theres a little overshoot. When you tran
"If you move something 10 pounds through space and then stop suddenly, there's a little overshoot. When you transfer weight from one leg to another, there's a certain way that it happens"
Brad Bird, Cartoonist
Small: Well whats funny is, again, people say they believed what was going on, but again, Bobs hands are about three
"Well what's funny is, again, people say they believed what was going on, but again, Bob's hands are about three times bigger than his feet. So these are very caricatured"
Brad Bird, Cartoonist
Small: If there are similarities, its simply because the same thoughts that occurred to other people also occurred to
"If there are similarities, it's simply because the same thoughts that occurred to other people also occurred to me. I'd be astonished if anyone could come up with any truly original powers that were at all interesting any more"
Brad Bird, Cartoonist
Small: I think if you have a really big, heavy person, theres a feeling of an invisible puppeteer jerking them around
"I think if you have a really big, heavy person, there's a feeling of an invisible puppeteer jerking them around in space. They don't feel like they are moving themselves"
Brad Bird, Cartoonist
Small: I got my heroes secondhand, from television and movies, to a certain extent - Brad Bird
"I got my heroes secondhand, from television and movies, to a certain extent"
Brad Bird, Cartoonist
Small: Mickey Mouse is, to me, a symbol of independence. He was a means to an end - Walt Disney
"Mickey Mouse is, to me, a symbol of independence. He was a means to an end"
Walt Disney, Cartoonist
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