Bill Watterson
Bill Watterson
William Boyd "Bill" Watterson IIis an American cartoonist and the author of the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, which was syndicated from 1985 to 1995. Watterson stopped drawing Calvin and Hobbes at the end of 1995 with a short statement to newspaper editors and his readers that he felt he had achieved all he could in the medium. Watterson is known for his negative views on licensing and comic syndication and his move back into private life after he stopped...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCartoonist
Date of Birth5 July 1958
CountryUnited States of America
Bill Watterson quotes about
I don't enjoy lettering very much, but that's the way I write and that belongs in the strip because the strip is a reflection of me.
I'm learning real skills that I can apply throughout the rest of my life...procrastinating and rationalizing.
I suppose if we couldn't laugh at things that don't make sense, we couldn't react to a lot of life.
For me, it's been liberating to put myself in the mind of a fictitious six year-old each day, and rediscover my own curiosity. I've been amazed at how one idea leads to others if I allow my mind to play and wander.
Dad: Honey, have you seen my glasses? I can"t find them. Mom: I haven't seen them. Calvin: (with glasses, to Dad) Calvin, go do something you hate! Being miserable builds character!
Never argue with a six-year-old who shaves.
People always make the mistake of thinking art is created for them. But really, art is a private language for sophisticates to congratulate themselves on their superiority to the rest of the world. As my artist’s statement explains, my work is utterly incomprehensible and is therefore full of deep significance.
Van Gogh would’ve sold more than one painting if he’d put tigers in them.
So the secret to good self-esteem is to lower your expectations to the point where they're already met?
It's not the medium, but the quality of perception and expression, that determines the significance of art.
There's more to this world than just people, you know.
If I had rolled along with the strip's popularity and repeated myself for another five, 10 or 20 years, the people now 'grieving' for 'Calvin and Hobbes' would be wishing me dead.
How come we play war and not peace?" "Too few role models.
The secret to enjoying your job is to have a hobby that's even worse