Quotes About Inspiration

I have carried the burden of being a role model for some time. And that's great. The body of work I've done has afforded me that opportunity.

I really feel that I've carried on my mother's legacy.

Writing in certain environments carries with it an occupational risk.

I always carry my camera with me.

If I have an idea, I write it down, although I usually carry a little dictation machine with me because I'm too lazy to write.

Art was carrying me a lot of the time. When you're accustomed to playing with Art, and you play with other drummers, it's as if the bottom dropped out.

It's about carrying on the legacy and doing something I love and have a passion for.

I admire Elliott Carter endlessly. But I have no ambitions to emulate him.

I will say that Lynda Carter is an awesome woman.

I have loved Elliott Carter's music for many years.

For one person, Haydn is most exciting. Or Bach is the most exciting. For another, it's Carter or Strauss. For me - and for any musician - all of the music is exciting. And if you don't approach it with excitement, we can't be musicians.

There's nothing purer than Janette Carter with an autoharp.

I watched 'Coach Carter,' it's like the best film ever!

I loved 'Dungeons & Dragons'. That was actually a good cartoon to me.

I'm not saying I talk to cartoon characters all the time, but the characters are very real to me. In a very non-insane way.

'She-Ra' was truly my favorite cartoon growing up.

Cartooning was a good fit for me. And yet now, years later, I almost never think about it.

I wanted to be a cartoonist when I was young.

I really do have a self-censorship problem, which isn't the way you should be if you're a cartoonist.

When I first seriously decided to become a cartoonist would have been '99/2000, right before 9/11. I've been writing and illustrating stories in the world post-9/11 since then, watching the world change around me.

My father was a dreamer who was always broke. He wanted to be a cartoonist.

There are a lot of really great cartoonists out there. It's nice to be thought of as one of them.

Carl Barks and Don Rosa are two of my favorite cartoonists ever.

I've always said that what cartoonists do is create friends for readers.