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The Key, I Would Say To Any Fledgling Humorist Starting Out, Is To Make Sure That Sloppiness Is Part Of Your Recipe. That Way They Come To Expect Fumbling And Clumsiness And They Say, "oh, It Must Be A Charming Part Of His Personality."

I Won't Read A New Graphic Comic Novel Until The Writer Has Completed The Entire Series. I Got Burned A Few Times When I Got Turned On To A Book, Plowed Through It Only To Find Out The Author Was In The Middle Of Writing The Next.

If You're An Original Thinker, You Are Going Get Told 'no' A Lot, And You Have To Be Able To Hear 'no' Many Times From The Bankers And Trust That At Some Point, Someone Is Going To Recognize That You Are An Artist And Not A Can Of Soda.

Love One Another, Make Something With Your Hands, And Exalt The Farmer.

When I First Met With Agents, They Said, "okay, You're Going To Play Plumbers And Mechanics And Bus Drivers And Farmers. Go."