I always had a sketchbook with me when I was young. I was hiding behind it, basically, hiding behind drawing because I couldn't cope with people in real life; I was very shy and very nervous around people. Robert Crumb basicallycopedraw share on social
The French hold onto their traditions. I was always so alienated in America. My work was this constant reaction to that. Robert Crumb alienateamericaconstant Change image and share on social
When I come up against the real world, I just vacillate. Robert Crumb realvacillateworld Change image and share on social
The Bible was not written for entertainment purposes, so it's a real hodgepodge and a compendium of all kinds of stuff. Robert Crumb biblecompendiumentertainment 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 only burning passion I'm sure I have, is the passion for sex. Robert Crumb burnpassionsex Change image and share on social
In my midteens I went through a brief stage of religious fanaticism, but it was very much about just saying prayers and stuff like that, reciting rosaries and spending a lot of time on that kind of Catholic ritual. Robert Crumb catholicfanaticismkind share on social
Most of my adult life I had this towering contempt for America. Robert Crumb adultamericacontempt Change image and share on social
I use the old Strathmore vellum surface paper, which is the best paper you can get in the Western world for ink line drawing. It has a good, hard surface. Robert Crumb drawgoodhard Change image and share on social
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 amountceocorporation share on social
