Jeff Lemire Quotes
I draw on a lot of cinematic influences like Ingmar Bergman and Wim Wenders, artists who let a story take its time. Comics are a visual medium, and visuals should be allowed to tell some of that story.
Quotes to Explore
-
I am tired of women playing action heroes like men, because they are not men. But sometimes they are written like men.
-
I particularly like Hershey's chocolate - the kind which has almonds in it.
-
A lot of my work involves instilling objects with the power of touch - a transference of soul, spirit, energy through actions.
-
As a very young girl, I understood that the interior activities of the home are as significant as the exterior activities of society.
-
You don't want to put all your lead on the target. You want to leave some arrows in the quiver.
-
Sir, I see a lot of documents in my day-to-day business, and I can't tell you every document that I've seen. It may have passed across my desk. It may not have passed across my desk. I truthfully cannot answer that question, other than to say I don't remember.
-
If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.
-
It would be nice to be on the charts again, nice to be recognised.
-
It took me just three months to pick up Hindi. I guess I'm a fast learner when it comes to languages.
-
When confronting most crises, whether historic or contemporary, aid agencies generally muddle along on a case-by-case basis. They weigh insufficient information, extrapolate somewhat blindly about long-term pros and cons, and reluctantly arrive at decisions meant to do the most good and the least harm.
-
For the first time, the weird and the stupid and the coarse are becoming our cultural norms, even our cultural ideal.
-
Every day is like Halloween or Christmas eve for me. I go to bed, and I'm so excited to get back to work. I'm very lucky that I have a career like that 'cause not many people do.
-
The strips about the military do seem to provoke moving and thoughtful responses. It's nice when the strip resonates, but more importantly, I need to know when I'm getting something wrong. The last thing I want to do is contribute to the suffering that wounded warriors already endure.
-
We must dare to think 'unthinkable' thoughts. We must learn to explore all the options and possibilities that confront us in a complex and rapidly changing world.
-
I have a good mind but I don't like to bore anyone with it.
-
I've always wanted to be an actress as well as a fashion designer.
-
I remember once being told by a casting person, years ago, that I shouldn't pursue a career in the business because of the color of my skin. The fact that I remember it today means it stuck with me. I thought that was really stupid advice and advice nobody should ever give someone.
-
I want Bolivians to support their president.
-
In a potter's shop there are vessels of different shapes and forms - pots, jars, dishes, plates, etc., - but all are made of the same clay. So God is one, but He is worshipped in different ages and climes under different names and aspects.
-
A distributed ledger is basically a shared database that allows institutions to directly send and receive money in a trustworthy fashion without a middleman. As a result, we have the capacity to connect the world's payment systems for the first time.That's a big deal.
-
Do not put off today's work for tomorrow.
-
In rain water, I observed a small red worm and two other kinds of very minute insects; of those of the larger size, I judged that 30,000 together would not equal a coarse sand.
-
A lot of the time when I write about the person that I love, I feel like I'm writing about New York.
-
I draw on a lot of cinematic influences like Ingmar Bergman and Wim Wenders, artists who let a story take its time. Comics are a visual medium, and visuals should be allowed to tell some of that story.
