I try to take people one at a time, with all the contradictions and compromises that most of us live with. Garry Trudeau compromisecontradictionlive Change image and share on social
I try not to second-guess editors; they're the clients, and I have no expectation that my strip is going to make it into every paper every day. Garry Trudeau clientdayeditor Change image and share on social
When you're young, you don't feel iconoclastic - you're just kind of doing what seems natural, what moves you. Garry Trudeau feeliconoclastickind Change image and share on social
I can only try to keep the characters interesting; it's up to the readers to decide whether they're still relevant. Garry Trudeau characterdecideinterest Change image and share on social
When you're young, with less on the line, it's easier to be audacious, to experiment. So I introduced the concerns of my generation - politics, sex, drugs, rock-and-roll, etc. - to the comics page, which for many years caused a rolling furor. Garry Trudeau audaciouscausecomic share on social
There is nothing worse than annotated humour. Garry Trudeau annotatebadlyhumour Change image and share on social
In their heyday, comics were a dominant force in popular culture, but that's over. Garry Trudeau comicculturedominant Change image and share on social
I'm still passionately interested in what my fellow humans are up to. For me, a day spent monitoring the passing parade is a day well-spent. Garry Trudeau dayfellowhuman Change image and share on social
In any event, it's not exactly a secret to regular readers what my views on the war are. Garry Trudeau eventreaderregular Change image and share on social
Commencement speeches were invented largely in the belief that outgoing college students should never be released into the world until they have been properly sedated. Garry Trudeau beliefcollegecommencement Change image and share on social