“I'm absolutely convinced that people cannot look and read at the same time. Not any more than you can kneel and jump at the same time. It's a completely different physiological setting.” PeopleLooksDifferentConvincedSettingSettingsPhysiological Author:Peter Schjeldahl
“Comic books, graphic novels, involve constant toggling and it's hard work. You get tired reading comic books, but you never get tired looking at pictures or reading words.” BookHardReadingNovelHard WorkTiredConstantComicComic BookGraphicGraphic Novels Author:Peter Schjeldahl
“All artists and creative people are basically unhappy people. If you were happy, that would mean you were content with the world as it was and why would you ever want to change it?” PeopleIfsWorldWantMeanArtistCreativeUnhappyCreative PeopleHappy PeopleUnhappy People Author:Peter Schjeldahl
“A lot of writers and artists are like chefs who eat their own cooking in the kitchen and then deliver an empty plate with assurances that it's great.” ArtistEmptyCookingKitchenPlatesChefAssurance Author:Peter Schjeldahl
“I do have pleasure when I'm writing. I mean, I'm aware of pleasure. And sometimes I make myself laugh, with a joke or something; or I feel gleeful.” FeelsWritingMeanSometimesPleasureLaughingJokes Author:Peter Schjeldahl
“Your medium has to be alive to you, no matter what you do.” MatterAliveNo Matter WhatMediums Author:Peter Schjeldahl
“I find that the mask of the critic is to have distance.” DistanceCriticsMask Author:Peter Schjeldahl
“Art teachers are always the doormats of the previous generation.” ArtTeacherGenerationsPrevious GenerationsArt TeacherDoormat Author:Peter Schjeldahl
“Everything I've learned about art was (a) because I was actually interested, or (b) I was actually interested in covering my ass because of what I was writing about.” WritingArtAssI've LearnedCovering Author:Peter Schjeldahl
“Love and fear, the two strongest emotions we have. It all starts with emotion.” TwoEmotionStrongestLove And Fear Author:Peter Schjeldahl