I never worked a job that required research. I'm not really good at it, to be honest. Gene Luen Yang goodhonestjob Change image and share on social
Writing, for me, is very inspiration-dependent. And inspiration can be a jerk. Gene Luen Yang dependentinspirationjerk Change image and share on social
When you work with somebody else, you automatically get a mixed voice. You hope it will benefit the story. But you don't know what the result will be. Gene Luen Yang automaticallybenefithope Change image and share on social
We're afraid of writing characters different from ourselves because we're afraid of getting it wrong. We're afraid of what the Internet might say. Gene Luen Yang afraidcharacterinternet Change image and share on social
I took a Logo programming class in fifth grade. Logo is a language specifically designed for the classroom environment. It was basically doodling through words. Gene Luen Yang basicallyclassclassroom Change image and share on social
For 'Boxers & Saints,' I started by reading a couple of articles on the Internet, then writing a really rough outline, then getting more hardcore into the research. I went to a university library once a week for a year, year and a half. Gene Luen Yang articleboxercouple share on social
Religion and culture are two important ways in which we as humans find our identity. That's certainly true for me. Gene Luen Yang culturefindhuman Change image and share on social
Immigrant parents dream that their children will find a place in their new home, and they willingly suffer hardships in service to that dream. That was certainly true of my parents. Gene Luen Yang childdreamfind Change image and share on social
I general don't color my stuff - I'm pretty horrible with color. Usually, I'll get one of my cartoonist friends to help me out. Gene Luen Yang cartoonistcolorfriend Change image and share on social
The most labor-intensive part of putting together a comic is the drawing. Gene Luen Yang comicdrawintensive Change image and share on social
