I feel like really thinking about art and really appreciating it and learning the language of it just makes you more of a connoisseur. I believe that.
David ReesI didn't dare to dream of making money. But now of course, I've made many thousands of dollars sharpening pencils.
David ReesAny working cartoonist will tell you this, anybody who's working in a creative field: at some point, it's a job. You have deadlines. I think, for over a year, I refused to make them for publications, because I only wanted to make them when I wanted to make them. But at some point, I was like, "This is crazy, you have an opportunity to be a professional cartoonist.
David ReesThe 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.
David Rees