I come from a long line of saloon keepers and proselytizers, and I draw from both sides.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
In this business, you can be at the top of the world and at the bottom of the barrel, and you're grape juice. I've been at both ends. It can make you become what you really are.
I have always stuck to my guns about what I want from the work and what interests me. I've never been seduced down the evil path. The path of taking the money.
I start drawing, and eventually the characters involve themselves in a situation. Then in the end, I go back and try to cut out most of the preachments.
I come from a long line of sportsmen.
I come from a long line of revolutionaries.
I am like a folk painter. Paint and move ahead.
If I had to live my life over, I'd live over a saloon.
I'm kind of a pop balladeer because I love the art of storytelling. I call myself 'HBO for the ears'; I sing little movies.
People tend to assume that I come from a long line of castle-dwelling gentry and am made of money.
Some people are painters, and some are ballet dancers, and I'm a writer.