"I decided honestly that comic art is an art form in itself. It reflects the life and times more accurately and actually is more artistic than magazine illustration - since it is entirely creative. An illustrator works with camera and models; a comic artist begins with a white sheet of paper and dreams up his own business - he is playwright, director, editor and artist at once."

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Source : Alex Raymond (1990). “Flash Gordon: Mongo, the planet of doom”

Alex Raymond

#Dream Quotes #Art Quotes #Editors Quotes

“Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man - who has no gills.”
“The quickest way to kill the human spirit is to ask someone to do mediocre work.”
“My capacity for invention is flash hot stark, I thought. Sucker sunshade. Disembodied radar-reconnaissance. Not to mention Bitter Chocolate Death and Killer Zebras. Pity about the rest of me.”
“The trouble about man is twofold. He cannot learn truths which are too complicated; he forgets truths which are too simple.”

Source : Rebecca West (2011). “The Meaning of Treason”, p.426, Open Road Media
“I grew up being the girl who would always tune in to watch famous people talk about their careers, how they handled scandals and mega fame. I'm trying to pick up tips.”

Source : "Rebecca Black Was Profiled By New York Magazine. Yes, I’m Serious" by Brett Michael Dykes, uproxx.com. September 26, 2011.
“Because I was aspirational, I did my work, I was respectful to my teachers, I experienced a lot of bullying from the black kids. My friends were largely white or Asian.”
“I wanted to be a mechanic. When I was 14 I wanted to quit school and go work on my car. But my dad said Son, you shouldn't do that. You should stay in school until your education is finished, and when you're done, don't make your hobby your job.”
“I have a husband and children, and it affects me deeply that somebody could be taken away in a second.”

Source : "Hope Davis: Will Six Degrees' Laura Bust Her Pal's Fiancé?". Interview with Sabrina Rojas Weiss, www.tvguide.com. October 12, 2006.

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