Top 42 Quotes by Robert Crumb

About Robert Crumb

These are some quotes by American author Robert Crumb Artist, who was born on August 30, 1943.

I felt so painfully isolated that I vowed I would get revenge on the world by becoming a famous cartoonist.

I felt so painfully isolated that I vowed I would get revenge on the world by becoming a famous cartoonist.

Robert Crumb

People still make me nervous, but gradually over the years I've developed kind of like a public personality, so I can talk. I have my spiel, I have my stories.

People still make me nervous, but gradually over the years I've developed kind of like a public personality, so I can talk. I have my spiel, I have my stories.

Robert Crumb

Yeah, I was a child of American popular culture.

Yeah, I was a child of American popular culture.

Robert Crumb

I'm into old-time music; I'm not very interested in modern, popular music at all. And if I'm really into some particular old-time musician, some fiddler or banjo player, I'm always dying of curiosity to see what they look like. So there's some connection between visual images and music.

Robert Crumb

I moved further and further away from mass entertainment. The sexual element became increasingly sinister and bizarre. Don't blame me! The bastards drove me to it! They all backed off after that!

I moved further and further away from mass entertainment. The sexual element became increasingly sinister and bizarre. Don't blame me! The bastards drove me to it! They all backed off after that!

Robert Crumb

Everything that is strong in me has gone into my art work.

Everything that is strong in me has gone into my art work.

Robert Crumb

Violence begets violence, and then you get leaders who are violent men. And you don't want that.

Violence begets violence, and then you get leaders who are violent men. And you don't want that.

Robert Crumb

Throwaway pens are no good - I never liked them. I've tried them all.

Throwaway pens are no good - I never liked them. I've tried them all.

Robert Crumb

Killing yourself is a major commitment, it takes a kind of courage. Most people just lead lives of cowardly desperation. It's kinda half suicide where you just dull yourself with substances.

Killing yourself is a major commitment, it takes a kind of courage. Most people just lead lives of cowardly desperation. It's kinda half suicide where you just dull yourself with substances.

Robert Crumb

Some things I won't do for any amount of money. Like for instance, there's a couple of CEOs of very large corporations that offered me lots of money to do special pictures for them. And I just refused to do that. Even if it was a million dollars I wouldn't do it.

Robert Crumb

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