And with this sort of increased visibility, there’s more money going around in the industry, and it changes a lot, in terms of who gets into the business as a creator, who sticks with it, and who gets pushed 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 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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If you’re changing diapers and going to the playground, any ambitions of being a cool guy have to fly out the window.
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I never go home and take out those business cards and go to those websites.
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There are certain artists and filmmakers who, I get the impression, are trying to show off how bad their characters can be, how immoral their characters can be.
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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 sense a real difference in my work from the time I was younger and single and more involved in the world of music and going out to bars and all that.
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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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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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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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For me, like, the more interesting a letter is I just get more excited and I know that this going to be great for my friends who are looking forward to reading that in my comic.
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But if there was a mini-comic here in my hand, I’d read it while I ate my lunch.
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The idea of trying to make the effort to produce something, to put something out into the world, rather than just taking in all the stuff the world’s putting out at you.
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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.
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No one would get into doing a black-and-white comic because they thought it might be a route to riches.
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The experience of reading a comic should not be the time it takes to turn each page.
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