Garry Trudeau Quotes
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There's always been some concern that adult subject matter should be quarantined from a page that attracts children. Unlike late at night, when 'South Park' and 'Colbert' are on, impressionable minds are wide awake when the newspaper arrives.
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As far as I'm concerned, there is no subject that's off the table.
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The systematic dismantling of reproductive rights, much like the takedown of collective bargaining, has been taking place in full view.
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Lives have been altered in fundamental ways, and later, after they acquire a more complete understanding of what goals are actually attainable, many are left facing a lot of pain and frustration. And yet, there's no culture of complaint.
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Life is like a movie-since there aren't any commercial breaks, you have to get up and go to the bathroom in the middle of it.
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I'm still passionately interested in what my fellow humans are up to. For me, a day spent monitoring the passing parade is a day well – spent.
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I don't want to sound disingenuous here - controversy is obviously good for business, especially if your business is satire. And it does amplify the discussion - in my view, a good thing.
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I'm a pointillist, just working my tiny little piece of the canvas. I'm not so good at perspective.
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Any time you bring sexuality into the comics pages, you have to brace for pushback.
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I just happen to have one of those skill sets that allows me to work in my underwear.
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Having stretched the boundaries some, I'm perfectly content now to work within them. 'Doonesbury' doesn't need to become 'South Park.' You won't ever see any singing turds.
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That's what fiction writers do: create characters and do terrible things to them for the entertainment of others. If they feel guilty enough, they write happy endings.
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I found that not having a public profile was not hurting the work, and it freed me up to be the satirist I wanted to be.
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There is nothing worse than annotated humour.
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Because I was a diminutive, arty kid, I felt like a misfit in high school - but who doesn't?
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In Palm Springs, they think homelessness is caused by bad divorce lawyers.
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Commencement speeches were invented largely in the belief that outgoing college students should never be released into the world until they have been properly sedated.
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Medical decisions have been politicized. What doctor wants a state legislator in his consulting room?
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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.
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Becoming the new feminine ideal requires just the right combination of insecurity, exercise, bulimia and surgery.
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Comic strips are like a public utility. They're supposed to be there 365 days a year, and you're supposed to be able to hit the mark day after day.
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I'm never happier than when I'm not working. The strip is a job - that's why I take money for it. It's a job I'm passionate about, but it's a job I totally leave in the studio when I walk out of here, unless I'm late and I have to work at home. I never think of the strip unless I'm compelled to.
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In their heyday, comics were a dominant force in popular culture, but that's over.
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I can only try to keep the characters interesting; it's up to the readers to decide whether they're still relevant.