Jim Davis Quotes - click name for biography
· I try to keep lines simple and that's something I learned by watching Charles Schulz. My strip is pretty clean looking, stylistically. I avoid anything that's not necessary to move the gag forward. Once the strip is reduced to the size you see in the newspaper, anything extra would just be clutter.
- Jim Davis
· While I still admire the hand-painted backgrounds and looks of traditional animation, it's hard not to sit up and take notice of computer animation.
- Jim Davis
· There are so many opportunities in life, that the loss of two or three capabilities is not necessarily debilitating. A handicap can give you the opportunity to focus more on art, writing, or music.
- Jim Davis
· There was a lot of dry sarcastic wit in my family. Someone had a punch line for just about every situation; it was a race to see who could get the words out first. It kinda lightened up manure hauling.
- Jim Davis
· I'd describe myself as someone who works hard and plays hard.
- Jim Davis
· I get to do something I love to do for a living and I don't have to do anything else, which is great. He's a release, he's a creative outlet for me, so I get to entertain through him without having to go out and entertain myself - because tomorrow, I'll go into relative obscurity and he'll still be out there. He means I have security, he means a lot of good things. At times, he may require feeding and grooming, but not really that often; it's great work if you can get it. (talking about Garfield)
- Jim Davis
· Way down deep, we're all motivated by the same urges. Cats have the courage to live by them.
- Jim Davis
· Garfield is a lazy, fat, self-indulgent cat who thinks he's a human. He is wry and quick-witted and makes no apologies for himself. When he's not napping or eating, he's kicking Odie.
- Jim Davis
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