Jaime Hernandez famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Every time I copy something, I can draw it for the rest of my life. But research is so painful - I mean just opening up a magazine looking for a picture of a car or looking out the window looking for a car is just hard!
-- Jaime Hernandez

#Mean #Opening Up #Car
It's rare that I actually have a story in my head. I have events or 'what's the next move?' Like, Maggie, 'where's she going to go in this story, where's she going to end up?' Then the story has to fill in the in-between, and that comes as I'm starting it.
-- Jaime Hernandez

#Moving #Events #Stories
I used to always read my stuff. And I could never understand why artists would say, 'Oh, I can't read my older stuff.' I'd go, 'Are you crazy? I could read my stuff forever!' Now it's a little harder.
-- Jaime Hernandez

#Crazy #Artist #Forever
Half of me is very excited and the other half is 'Haven't we seen this stuff before?' But I'm very impressed. I almost couldn't picture it when it was being put together. I couldn't picture it being in my hand, what it would look like.
-- Jaime Hernandez

#Hands #Together #Looks
Comics as art. I do comics as comics, and my opportunity to tell stories. Simple. Basic. Let the characters have the excitement, not the package. That's where I come from.
-- Jaime Hernandez

#Art #Character #Opportunity
I've done illustration on the side. But other than that, comics have been my main things.
-- Jaime Hernandez

#Illustration #Done #Sides
I leave a lot open so I can fill it in later. If I don't have any ideas right away, I can fill it in later.
-- Jaime Hernandez

#Ideas
Hey, every once in awhile the secondary form works better than the original but it's certainly a rarity.
-- Jaime Hernandez

#Hey #Form #Rarity
The sizes and shapes of the panels have never been important to my stories. It has always been the words and images that drew me in, kind of like watching a movie.
-- Jaime Hernandez

#Important #Stories #Shapes
To me, sex is sex and I don't think it is or should be a problem. Maybe my presenting it that way will unscrew up a few heads out there, including my own.
-- Jaime Hernandez

#Sex #Thinking #Way

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