"Look at related industries. Concept art for games and film. Animation. Lots of places to hone your skill as an artist and still earn a paycheck while you're waiting to kick the door down. If you're stubborn though, and you absolutely must draw comics because it's your life's dream (and I don't blame you...) you just better make sure you've got something special."

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Source : "Joe Maduriera Takes a Stab at Wolverine". Interview with Joey Esposito and Rich George, www.ign.com. May 29, 2013.

Joe Madureira

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“On this day I remember words that have stayed with me since my childhood and which matter a great deal to me today, my school motto: "I will try my outmost". This is my promise to all of the people of Britain and now let the work of change begin.”

Source : Gordon Brown's First Speech as Prime Minister, www.telegraph.co.uk. June 27, 2007.
“Melody is the essence of music. I compare a good melodist to a fine racer, and counterpoints to hack post-horses.”
“We are getting used to levels of violence, we are getting used to seeing these horrific things going on all the time. I think it's tough. It's rough.”
“A roast is like a get-together where people come down and talk about you and dog you out, the way you came up, the knucklehead things that you did, stuff like that.”
“It is still harder all around for women to get funding in business and film. There are only a very small group of female unicorns who have the power to tell stories on film. We need to have the courage to push back... all the effort is the work of bravery.”

Source : "Interview: Producer & CEO Julie Smolyansky, 2017 Women in Film Chicago Focus Awards Honoree". HollywoodChicago.com Interview, www.hollywoodchicago.com. February 21, 2017.
“If we don't tell our own stories, no one else will.”

Source : Twitter post from Jan 02, 2016
“A cardinal rule of bureaucracy is that it is better to extend an error than to admit a mistake.”
“The blessing that I got from my parents, even if they didnt really teach me about money, was their simple lifestyle.”

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