I oughta be rich. But, you know, if you don't spend all your time looking after money, somebody else will. The guys who look after money, they're the ones who get the money. Robert Crumb guymoneyoughta Change image and share on social
I knew I was weird by the time I was four. I knew I wasn't like other boys. I knew I was more fearful. I didn't like the rough and tumble most boys were into. I knew I was a sissy. Robert Crumb boyfearfulknow Change image and share on social
We were always drawing comics as kids. My brother Charles made me draw comics. I was very much under his domination. He was actually a much stronger artistic visionary than I was. Robert Crumb artisticbrothercharle Change image and share on social
The comics are where all the crazy subconscious stuff comes out. Robert Crumb comiccrazystuff Change image and share on social
I was raised Catholic and I went to church until I was 16. I went through a phase when I was 15 of being quite fanatically Catholic. I was going to church a lot, receiving communion, saying the Rosary, praying, all that stuff. But when I started scrutinizing it, it just fell apart so quickly. Robert Crumb catholicchurchcommunion share on social
I guess I didn't enjoy drawing very much. It was like homework. Robert Crumb drawenjoyguess Change image and share on social
When people say 'What are underground comics?' I think the best way you can define them is just the absolute freedom involved... we didn't have anyone standing over us. Robert Crumb absolutecomicdefine Change image and share on social
I'm just a negative person, a deeply negative person. I see the worst aspects of everything. Robert Crumb aspectbaddeeply Change image and share on social
Pictures have a lot more power than text. Text is just a bunch of little symbols. You have to actually read it and imagine it, and even that can be censored. With pictures, it's a lot more immediate. Robert Crumb bunchcensorimagine Change image and share on social
The work itself is what motivates me. I like my own stuff, you know? I like the way it looks. I do it to please myself first. Robert Crumb motivatestuffwork Change image and share on social