“When people ask you to do stuff, it's not your idea anymore, so it's tough to get behind it.” PeopleIdeasAsksStuffBehindsTough Author:Ira Kaplan
“I remember being in college and taking a class on classical music and getting a big laugh when I said very sincerely that I was not really into trained voices. Some of the greatest singers can transcend their technical perfection and still sound great.” SaidStillsBigsRememberSoundVoiceClassLaughingCollegePerfectionSingersSincerelyClassical Music Author:Ira Kaplan
“There's an actual physiological thing that happens to me on tour. There's that moment where I sit in my seat and click the seatbelt, and five seconds later I fall asleep.” MomentsHappensFallFiveSeatsThat MomentSecondsClicksPhysiological Author:Ira Kaplan
“Some sports teams hate each other in the locker room and that's what makes them great.” HateSportsRoomsTeamLockersSports TeamLocker Room Author:Ira Kaplan
“As a cartoonist I do what I find funny. As an editor I have a broader approach realizing that humor is inherently subjective and I don't want my preferences to rule out what others might like.” WantMightRealizingApproachEditorsPreferenceSubjectiveCartoonist Author:Robert Mankoff
“It's always harder satirize what you like rather than what you dislike.” HarderDislike Author:Robert Mankoff
“You do have to put in a lot time to get good at anything and than includes cartoons. So I think it's true of art and everything else.” ThinkingArtCartoon Author:Robert Mankoff
“Primitive, naive drawing can also be good drawing but it's hard to pull off. I don't think most submitters realize that.” ThinkingHardRealizingBe GoodDrawingPrimitiveNaive Author:Robert Mankoff
“To paraphrase president Kennedy's inaugural, the torch has been passed to a new generation of cartoonists and they are doing really interesting stuff, taking the old cliches and breathing new life into them and inventing new ones. This doesn't mean the previous generation of which I'm a charter member isn't doing good stuff but this new material is invigorating everyone.” MeanHas BeensStuffPresidentInterestingGenerationsMaterialsMembersBreathingNew LifeClicheDoing GoodReally InterestingInventingTorchesNew GenerationCartoonistCharterInauguralInvigoratingParaphrasePrevious GenerationsPresident KennedyInteresting Stuff Author:Robert Mankoff
“Humor of all types is notoriously subjective. That's true not only between different people but even within an individual at different times. This subjectivity is often masked when your in a group because laughter is contagious.” PeopleDifferentIndividualGroupsTypeLaughterSubjectiveDifferent PeoplesContagiousSubjectivityDifferent Times Author:Robert Mankoff