One of the by-products of being allowed to start my professional career prematurely is that the evolution of my work is really evident.

I feel like if people are going to go to the effort to get a stamp and, you know, put it on an envelope that, you know, it's a big effort these days. So I often write back.

If you're changing diapers and going to the playground, any ambitions of being a cool guy have to fly out the window.

There were certainly some people who wanted me to do a feel-good story that affirmed a lot of very commonly held beliefs.

I'm getting to a point in my life where my whole attitude about the relationship between myself and the audience is totally different.

There are some people who may not like precision in their art. They may like it to be grittier and more gestural, more of a direct expression in the way that a painter would put his strokes on canvas.

I think most cartoonists are solitary, lonely kids who use their work as a way to try to connect with the world. If I had any other skills that were more performative - if I could have been a musician or an actor - I'm sure I would have pursued that instead in order to get that instant feedback and to hear applause.