I don't think I would've ever dared dreaming of becoming a professional cartoonist. I wouldn't set myself up for that disappointment.

I felt really conflicted about making money off stuff that's creatively satisfying.

I've never been good at self-promotion. And my URL is really obscure. And for years and years, there was nothing about me on my website.

I don't think I would've ever dared dreaming of becoming a professional cartoonist. I wouldn't set myself up for that disappointment.

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

The way you make money is to do something you don't like to do. And that's how you know you're a virtuous person.

The thing that was interesting to me about Relationshapes - as opposed to most of the other cartoons I've ever made - was I knew when one worked and when one didn't work, but I couldn't really explain it.