There have been a handful of assignments over the years that I've had to turn down due to time constraints, and I was fairly envious when I saw the finished product, beautifully illustrated by someone else. Adrian Tomine assignmentbeautifullyconstraint share on social
I think having kids has been the biggest influence on my work since I started publishing. Adrian Tomine biginfluencekid Change image and share on social
'Shortcomings' was me figuring out who I am. Adrian Tomine figureshortcoming Change image and share on social
I started my career so early and developed in print for better or for worse, so I think there's a sense some of my earliest readers are kind of copilots on this voyage with me. Adrian Tomine badlycareercopilot Change image and share on social
I was just taking my sketchbook to Kinko's and making photocopies and hand-assembling them - folding them over and stapling them. Adrian Tomine assemblefoldhand Change image and share on social
The basic work schedule for me is whenever I'm not doing anything more important, like taking care of my kids or something. So, it's most of the day, five days a week, most evenings and sometimes on the weekends. Adrian Tomine basiccareday share on social
If anything, I feel a bit of pressure to write about less disenfranchised people, because I'd probably sell more books that way and would've already had some hot property that I could've sold to Hollywood. Adrian Tomine bitebookdisenfranchise share on social
The art editor in charge of the covers at the 'New Yorker' is Francoise Mouly. She's very familiar with the eccentricities and personalities of cartoonists, so working with her is very easy. Adrian Tomine artcartoonistcharge Change image and share on social
I think comics can be the basis for great films, but I think the focus of such a project should be on making the film as good as possible, not on painstakingly replicating the comic. Adrian Tomine basiscomicfilm Change image and share on social
I had relatives who would go to Japan and bring back random stuff they bought at the airport or whatever - 'Ultraman' and 'Speed Racer,' stuff like that. Adrian Tomine airportbackbring Change image and share on social