I guess I just don't like being physically in front of people I don't know very well, because I expect to be 'seen through,' or, even worse, instantly hated. Chris Ware badlyexpectfront Change image and share on social
A book sometimes seems to impose a through-line to life that real life doesn't actually have. Chris Ware bookimposelife Change image and share on social
Mostly, I was only interested in television as a kid, and the majority of reading material I collected was an adjunct to that central concern, comic books and magazines included. Chris Ware adjunctbookcentral Change image and share on social
I don't think there's any independent cartoonist whose stuff I don't like or respect in at least some way or another. We're all marginal laborers - we're practically medical oddities - so I don't see why we can't all be nice to each other. Chris Ware cartoonistindependentlaborer share on social
I can definitely say that of all my friends who I consider to be really great cartoonists, we're all trying to aim at basically the same thing, which is an ever closer representation of what it feels like to be alive. Chris Ware aimalivebasically share on social
I don't think of myself as an illustrator. I think of myself as a cartoonist. I write the story with pictures - I don't illustrate the story with the pictures. Chris Ware cartoonistillustrateillustrator Change image and share on social
The real power of comics is writing as you draw. Chris Ware comicdrawpower Change image and share on social
Lately, I can't shake the feeling that I've been living a dream for the last 10 years or so; I can't account for most of my 20s, and I have to continually remind myself that certain people are dead now and many of my friends have children. Chris Ware 20saccountchild share on social
I still can't get over the idea that respectable adults now go to see superhero movies and that such films get reviewed in the 'New Yorker.' Clearly, I am seriously out of step with the times. Chris Ware adultfilmidea Change image and share on social
One of the things that appealed to me most about comics was that you can pick the ones you like and build your own personal pantheon. Chris Ware appealbuildcomic Change image and share on social