I've never done anything half-heartedly; it's a disservice to me and the audience if I do it half-heartedly.
Jack KirbyIf you think a man draws the type of hands that you want to draw, steal ‘em. Take those hands.
Jack KirbyI write from a people's point of view. I love people because I understand them. I understand an enemy, I understand a friend, I understand grey areas, and I understand black areas.
Jack KirbyI didn't like Army life. I didn't like taking orders. I didn't like discipline. I didn't like being yelled at. You'd get 10 years for punching a sergeant so I couldn't punch a sergeant.
Jack KirbyIf a carpenter makes a chair that's comfortable for the person who's going to sit in it, he's done his job. If a train engineer gets a train in on time, he's going to make someone happy who's waiting at the station. And if an artist draws the kind of a picture that people are going to enjoy looking at, or he makes a visual story which people are going to enjoy reading, he's done his job.
Jack Kirby