It's self-soothing for me to draw. So if I'm upset, drawing makes me less upset. Bruce Eric Kaplan drawmakesothe Change image and share on social
One identity is as a television writer, which is very classically Southern California, but another of my personae is as a New Yorker cartoonist. Bruce Eric Kaplan californiacartoonistclassically Change image and share on social
In New York, all the crews read 'The New Yorker.' In Los Angeles, they don't know from 'The New Yorker.' Bruce Eric Kaplan angelescrewlos Change image and share on social
Shooting in Los Angeles is always pleasant and comfortable. Shooting in New York is like being on 'Survivor.' Bruce Eric Kaplan angelescomfortablelos Change image and share on social
I always doodled as a kid while I was talking on the phone or watching TV. Bruce Eric Kaplan doodlekidphone Change image and share on social
I started trying to be a writer and failed for years. I tried novels, short stories, sitcoms, movies, plays, anything. And then, to support myself, I had millions of jobs on the fringes of show business. Bruce Eric Kaplan businessfailfringe share on social
I read the 'New Yorker' when I was a kid. I used to love the cartoons and pick the cartoons out of the library, so I felt I knew the world of their cartoons. Bruce Eric Kaplan cartoonfeltkid Change image and share on social
I go through my day remembering things like telephone cords. Bruce Eric Kaplan corddayremember Change image and share on social
My cartoon life is in my office, and it's very separate and getting very in my own head. My television life is I'm begging one of the actors to say the line in the way I'd like them to. Bruce Eric Kaplan actorbegcartoon Change image and share on social
I started doing a Twitter feed when my father was dying. I was very distracted, preoccupied. It was upsetting. Bruce Eric Kaplan diedistractfather Change image and share on social