Throwaway pens are no good - I never liked them. I've tried them all.

I knew I was weird by the time I was four. I knew I wasn't like other boys. I knew I was more fearful. I didn't like the rough and tumble most boys were into. I knew I was a sissy.

I use photos a lot for drawing people and personalities, but they're almost never photos that I've taken.

I always had a sketchbook with me when I was young. I was hiding behind it, basically, hiding behind drawing because I couldn't cope with people in real life; I was very shy and very nervous around people.

The work itself is what motivates me. I like my own stuff, you know? I like the way it looks. I do it to please myself first.

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

Some of the wealthy collectors have paid lots of money for artwork that I already did, but I didn't do it with the intention of catering to them. I think part of the reason my work is attractive to people like that is because it doesn't cater to them.