Joe Madureira

I'm sure that no matter what I'm involved in, I'll always be doing comics, at least in some minor capacity.

Lots of places to hone your skill as an artist and still earn a paycheck while you're waiting to kick the door down.

After being in a studio, working on games stuff, I'm like, 'Oh my God, I wish I could just sit in my room for a week and listen to music and draw by myself.'

If I can add, say, 10 great new violin concertos to the repertoire before I'm done, that will be truly exciting.

I don't think I was a good model. I think I was born to emote and act. I would walk down the ramp and smile and they used to say, 'Give us a blank look.' It was really difficult not to smile.

When you first come into Parliament, it's a daunting place because you feel you've so much to learn. Once you've been re-elected, you feel much more confident. It just gives you a bit of a boost.