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.
Gary LarsonThe fuel light's on, Frank! We're all going to die! Wait, wait... Oh, my mistake - that's the intercom light.
Gary LarsonThe great thing about this jungle of ours is that anyone of you could grow up to be Lord of the apes.
Gary LarsonI 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.
Gary LarsonPerspective 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.
Gary Larson