Animation, by necessity, is a team sport, and the fewer people with input into my work, the better I like it.

It's hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.

That's the difference between me and the rest of the world. Happiness isn't good enough for me! I demand euphoria!

When I get to the drawing, I really enjoy taking a big chunk of time and working on the drawing and nothing else. That allows me to make sure that I'm really challenging the art, making each picture as interesting as I can.

It's only work if somebody makes you do it.

I wasn't having any luck getting accepted anyway and it forced me to re-examine what it was that I really wanted to do. In my experience in political cartooning, I was never one of those people who read the headlines and foams at the mouth with rabid opinion that I've just got to get down on paper.

Miss Wormwood: Calvin, your test was an absolute disgrace! It's obvious you haven't read any of the material. Our first president was not Chef Boy-Ar-Dee and you ought to be ashamed to have turned in such preposterous answers! Calvin: I just don't test well.