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“I really want people to read the book, and bookstores never sold an issue of Eightball because nobody knew what it was.”

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Daniel Clowes

Daniel Clowes is an influential American cartoonist born on April 14, 1961. His work is known for its unique style and profound themes, with notable works including 'Eight Miles' and 'Crumb.' more

“Alfred Hitchcock talked about planning out his movies so meticulously that when he was actually shooting and editing, it was the most boring thing in the world. But drawing comics isn't like shooting a movie. You can shoot a movie in a few days and be done with it, but drawing a comic takes years and years... That's the biggest part of doing comics: You have to create stuff that makes you want to get out of bed every morning and get to work.”

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Author:Daniel Clowes

“I'm not a writer, inherently. Most of the writers I've met have stories they need to tell. I don't have that. I'm an interpreter. I like getting a script, seeing a character and thinking, "Oh, wow, I know what I can do with that."”

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Author:Mark Strong

“I'm not a movie guy, I'm not a TV sitcom guy, but whatever seems to fit and is funny is good for me.”

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Author:Dave Attell

“Part of me was fascinated by the idea that I would only get next week's episode a week in advance and wouldn't actually know where I was going with it, until the script landed on my mat. But, part of me wanted to know what was going to happen.”

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Author:Mark Strong

“Success is deeply rooted in time and place. You may have the drive to read tons of books on biology. But if there are no books on biology in your library, and the library is never open, your drive is meaningless.”

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Author:Malcolm Gladwell

“We in astrophysics we think of the universe all the time. So to us, Earth is just another planet. From a distance, it's a speck. And I'm convinced that if everyone had a cosmic perspective you wouldn't have legions of armies waging war on other people because someone would say, "Stop, look at the universe."”

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Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson

“I've played lots of villains in my time and I think the reason they've been so successful is that they're not two-dimensional. They're not black and white. That's the gig.”

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Author:Mark Strong

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