Sticking to my schedule, Ive gotten over seven months ahead, which allowed me to write a Pearls Before Swine movie script for the big screen.

Brits have a better sense of humor in most ways. It's darker, more cutting.

A stand-up comedian faces the audiences and gets their immediate feedback. I hide behind the comic strip, and unless people write to me, I dont know what they think.

I was a lawyer for 10 years, and when youre in law, things really have to get done, or somebody sues you. Its a great trick.

The writing is done on the computer, and the drawing is done by hand. I write, write, write, then I hit the illustration.

If you're from a certain generation, you basically learn to read with 'Peanuts.' It's sort of the template for the modern strip. Its influence ceased to be noticed because it's in everything.

I seem to be able to get away with pun strips if I add a panel at the end where I somehow indicate that I know it's a bad pun.