Just because something makes you smile or laugh ... doesn't mean it's a joke.

I take pop culture really seriously, I think it's really important, and the stuff that I make...I don't want it to be insubstantial, even if it's about something wacky, like sharpening pencils. I feel like I owe it to myself and I owe it to people who are really interested in pencils and I owe it to anybody to do my due diligence and give them something real.

Nobody could be a professional cartoonist, because you have to do something you don't like to do in order to be a responsible adult and pay the rent.

The type of pop culture that is honestly very moving and powerful to me is [when artists] do their homework. They make it real.

I've been really surprised about a lot of the negative comments about artisanal pencil sharpening. Like, it really rubs some people the wrong way.

I hate self-publishing; it's a real drag and it takes up a lot of space.

I have very limited craftsmanship. And a lot of the stuff I make plays on that.