The fine-art world knows very little about the cartoon world.

I lose patience with long stories. I get people who go, "Crumb, do some long stories, do a graphic novel." Novel-schmovel.

Violence begets violence, and then you get leaders who are violent men. And you don't want that.

I'm just a negative person, a deeply negative person. I see the worst aspects of everything.

The comics are where all the crazy subconscious stuff comes out.

I felt so painfully isolated that I vowed I would get revenge on the world by becoming a famous cartoonist.

I still can't spend a lot of money on records at collector prices. There's something in me that just won't allow me to do that. But I will trade my artwork, which I know is worth thousands of dollars.