You don’t have journalists over there anymore, what they have is public relations people. That’s what they have over in America now. Two-hundred and fifty thousand people in public relations. And a dwindling number of actual reporters and journalists.

The French hold onto their traditions. I was always so alienated in America. My work was this constant reaction to that.

I draw the line at some things. Some things I won't do for any amount of money. Like for instance, there's a couple of CEOs of very large corporations that offered me lots of money to do special pictures for them. And I just refused to do that. Even if it was a million dollars I wouldn't do it.

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

Drawing is a way for me to articulate things inside myself that I can't otherwise grasp.

When people say 'What are underground comics?' I think the best way you can define them is just the absolute freedom involved... we didn't have anyone standing over us.

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