It's never too late to have a happy childhood. Berkeley Breathed childhoodhappylate Change image and share on social
Negative humor is forgotten immediately. It's the stuff that makes us feel better about our lives that lives long. Much more satisfying. Enter children's books. Berkeley Breathed bookchildenter Change image and share on social
If I could have drawn a cat yelling for lasagna every day for 15 years and have them pay me $30 million to do so, I would have. Berkeley Breathed catdaydraw Change image and share on social
The comic page is dying; I didn't want to go with it. Berkeley Breathed comicdiepage Change image and share on social
That's the conundrum of cartoon stripping, as opposed to political cartoons. When your anger is the driving force of your drawing hand, failure follows. The anger is OK, but it has to serve the interests of the heart, frankly. Berkeley Breathed angercartoonconundrum share on social
I drew the last image ever of Opus at midnight while Puccini was playing and I got rather stupid. Thirty years. A bit like saying goodbye to a child - which is ironic because I was never, never sentimental about him as many of his fans were. Berkeley Breathed bitechilddraw share on social
Doonesbury had the requisite and overwhelming influence in 1980, as it did on any college cartoonist who was paying attention, of course. Berkeley Breathed attentioncartoonistcollege Change image and share on social
Some of us find our lives abridged even before the paperback comes out. Berkeley Breathed abridgefindlive Change image and share on social
I grew up in Los Angeles and always wished I'd spent a childhood in a far different place. Berkeley Breathed angeleschildhoodgrow Change image and share on social
Bloom County was set in a tidy, rural environment probably because of Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mockingbird.' Berkeley Breathed bloomcountyenvironment Change image and share on social