I think there’s a lot of evolution that’s happened in intangible ways, in terms of how I think about the work or how I plan it out.
ADRIAN TOMINEIf you’re changing diapers and going to the playground, any ambitions of being a cool guy have to fly out the window.
More Adrian Tomine Quotes
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I think a lot of the criticism had to do with disliking the characters – which, again, I take as something of a compliment.
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Just in terms of being able to be a professional artist, but also it’s nice to not have to dread introductions.
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There’s been a lot of progress recently. And I shouldn’t make a definitive statement about this.
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The loner – it can have a real impact on the art when they realize, I have friends, I’m married, or I have kids. That’s certainly happened to me.
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I do think it’s getting more and more rare in this country to raise a kid with the attitude that creativity is something valuable.
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Underground and alternative comics existed in a vacuum for years, where money really wasn’t an issue.
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Either thought balloons or narrations or some sort of showy action, then those thoughts and realizations never existed.
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But not the kind of comics that they were used to, and no, it’s not pornography, etc.
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It’s psychologically a weird experience to be so aware of the fact that the real time of your life is moving much faster than the fictional time you’re trying to depict.
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Who was trying to be cool by writing about young people and a certain kind of Bay Area culture that I was tangentially a part of.
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I never go home and take out those business cards and go to those websites.
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I’m getting to a point in my life where my whole attitude about the relationship between myself and the audience is totally different.
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You start to feel very weighted down sometimes.
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But there are definitely pros and cons. You could also look at it as bringing in a more diverse crowd.
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I wanted to avoid doing what I thought people wanted me to do.
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