The wonderful thing about a book is that you have a canvas that is 300 pages wide, and it's all free space. You can make a piece of art as big as you want and whatever shape you want. Stephan Pastis artbigbook Change image and share on social
If you're from a certain generation, you basically learn to read with 'Peanuts.' It's sort of the template for the modern strip. Its influence ceased to be noticed because it's in everything. Stephan Pastis basicallyceasegeneration Change image and share on social
This is every creative person's dream - a hobby that I'm lucky enough to get paid for. Stephan Pastis creativedreamhobby Change image and share on social
I don't like drawing characters facing right. Stephan Pastis characterdrawface Change image and share on social
We need more cartoonists to truly retire when they retire, and not run repeats. Stephan Pastis cartoonistrepeatretire Change image and share on social
To get syndicated as a comic strip artist is as likely as winning the lottery. Stephan Pastis artistcomiclottery Change image and share on social
I like characters like Ignatius Reilly in 'A Confederacy of Dunces' and Ricky Gervais's character in 'The Office.' They think one thing about themselves, but the truth is as far from that as it can be. So I began to think about how to put that kind of character in a book for kids. Stephan Pastis beginbookcharacter share on social
You can't just count on becoming a syndicated cartoonist. I actually tried to calculate the odds once, and the best I could come up with is a 1-in-36,000 chance. And the odds of getting hit by lightning are 1 in 7,900 - which kind of shows how long those odds are. Stephan Pastis 000calculatecartoonist share on social
You can write a little and can draw a little, but there's necessarily a limitation on both in a comic strip, since it appears in such a tiny space. Stephan Pastis appearcomicdraw Change image and share on social
A comic strip has a rhythm and a pattern, and you got to get in and out quick. So you set up a joke, tell the joke, and done. Stephan Pastis comicjokepattern Change image and share on social
