I Didn't Have An Affinity For Horror.

I Feel Like An Independent Man, And I Am. This Is The Kind Of Feeling I Always Wanted. You Can Rarely Get That... Well, I Could Rarely Get That In The Early Part Of My Life.

I Want To Be Better Than Five Guys. I Was That Way When I Used To Box, I Was That Way In Any Sport. I Want To Compete With Five Other Guys. If I Beat Five Other Guys, I'd Like To See If I Can Beat Six.

Nobody Ever Asked Me To Do Anything. Nobody Knew What To Do. When Comics Were Brand New, Nobody Knew What Kind Of Comics To Make. So You Were Mostly On Your Own.

If You're Drawing A Western Town, You Can Duplicate That Western Town From Instinct Alone. Some Artists May Take It From Other Illustrations Or Duplicate What You've Drawn, But It Will Never Have That Gut Reality That's Instinctive In The Artist.

Life At Best Is Bittersweet.