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
Thomas, my 15-year-old, is effectively my editor, I've always trusted his voice, more than anybody, on the strip for years. He has one of those ears that's just tuned to the rhythm of humor, so if he says something's not funny, my stomach just hurts because I know he's right, and it's already been drawn. Stephan Pastis draweareditor 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
I write for three or four hours and then hopefully I'll have something. Then I draw for the rest of the afternoon... I literally block out Wednesday-Thursday-Friday - I more or less disappear. Stephan Pastis afternoonblockdisappear Change image and share on social
I think it might surprise the average person how angry people can get over the comics. Stephan Pastis angryaveragecomic Change image and share on social
Maybe the bar is low, but most of the strips that are 50, 60, 70 years old that are on their second or third generation of artists, the humor is pretty bland. There are others by people that were raised on 'Family Guy' or 'South Park' that are edgier. Mine's not as edgy as those, but it's edgier than 'Beetle Bailey.' Stephan Pastis artistbaileybar share on social
I was a lawyer for 10 years, and when you're in law, things really have to get done, or somebody sues you. It's a great trick. Stephan Pastis greatlawlawyer Change image and share on social
The only thing I learn on a daily basis from law school is that I disliked it and the law so much that it's constantly this fire at my heels. Stephan Pastis basisconstantlydaily Change image and share on social