I don't believe in the concept of hell, but if I did I would think of it as filled with people who were cruel to animals.

What is that mountain goat doing way up here in the clouds?

Usually when I sat down to draw a cartoon, it would be more of a reflection of things in my past. Or it could be something I had experienced that morning, or that week, or something I might know that's part of my background.

I actually find a lot of parallels in jazz and cartooning.

Cartooning was a good fit for me. And yet now, years later, I almost never think about it.

My future plans are hazy, and I've yet to experience how much cartooning is in my blood and therefore how much I'll miss it. But I have some other interests, especially in music, and I will probably take the opportunity to delve into those things more deeply.

Perspective was always important. There are some cartoonists who can stand at the foot of a building looking straight up and they'll capture it perfectly. And then there are those of us who do the same drawing and it's the goofiest-looking thing in the world. But after a while I guess you just learn what you're capable of and what you can and can't do.