American Splendor is just an ongoing journal. It's an ongoing autobiography. I started it when I was in my early 30s, and I just keep going.
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Quotes by Harvey Pekar
31 quotes by Harvey Pekar
Harvey Pekar - american writer
Was born on 08 oct 1939.
Origin country: United States
American Splendor that's a satirical name. People who would look at it wouldn't think my life was splendid at all. They'd think it was kind of funky.
HQuote by Harvey Pekar about life, name, americans, people
I came up with American Splendor, some people think it's American Squalor.
HQuote by Harvey Pekar about nation, americans, people
I continue to be disappointed that people don't try and diversify the kind of work they are doing in comics.
HQuote by Harvey Pekar about work, people
I don't write about certain arguments I have with my wife. I'd get my head torn off if wrote about certain things.
HQuote by Harvey Pekar about heads, wife, things
I met Robert Crumb in 1962, he lived in Cleveland for a while. I took a look at his stuff. Crumb was doing stuff beyond what other writers and artists were doing. It was a step beyond Mad.
HQuote by Harvey Pekar about opinion, artists, writers
I really don't have a lot in common with the people who attend the Comic Con. It's like assuming that all people who write prose are the same.
HQuote by Harvey Pekar about man, common sense, people
I think comics have far more potential than a lot of people realize.
HQuote by Harvey Pekar about humor, people
I think the people who would be the least interested in my work would be people who read lots of comic books.
HQuote by Harvey Pekar about opinion, books, people, work
I think you can do anything with comics that you could do in just about any art form.
HQuote by Harvey Pekar about opinion, art, magic, contentment
I thought I had a great opportunity when I started doing my comic book in 1972. I thought there was so much territory to work in.
HQuote by Harvey Pekar about thinking, chance, work
I try and write the way things happen. I don't try and fulfill people's wishes.
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I write scripts in storyboard fashion using stick figures, and thought balloons and word balloons and captions. Then I'll write descriptions of what scenes should look like and turn it over to the artist.
HQuote by Harvey Pekar about fashion, word, artists, thinking
I'd been familiar with comics, and I'd collected 'em when I was a kid, but after I got into junior high school, there wasn't much I was interested in.
HQuote by Harvey Pekar about opinion, school
I'm doing research for a large comic book on the Beat Generation guys Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac and those guys.
HQuote by Harvey Pekar about research
I've probably had my day in the sun. I think I've influenced a lot of comic book writers.
HQuote by Harvey Pekar about writers, sun, day
It didn't take long to establish myself, as far as people thinking my work was good. They liked it from the start.
HQuote by Harvey Pekar about thinking, work, good, good luck, people
