Lev Yilmaz
Lev Yilmaz
Levni Yilmaz is a San Francisco based independent film maker, artist and publisher, best known for his “Tales of Mere Existence” animated comic series...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionArtist
CountryUnited States of America
encouraged funny quite remarkable shows skeptical totally tv watched
We made satires of everything - news broadcasts and TV shows that we watched. When I look at them now, they are totally amateurish, but I find it quite remarkable that we were so skeptical of the world! My parents watched them and thought they were funny; they really encouraged us.
winning play people
People always say you can't win if you don't play
niche animation performances
The same sort of thing was supposed to happen when performance animation was invented: Everybody thought it would save so much time. But it became its own niche altogether.
sleep home cutting
I came home in the afternoon to sleep, and there was this e-mail from Comedy Central saying they were interested in having me be part of this new show called 'Jump Cuts'! So I called them right away, and the producer started laughing and said, 'We sent that e-mail one minute ago - you're so fast!
perspective cemetery
I always thought that cemeteries gave me some sense of perspective
mom brother home
My mom had gotten a Super 8 camera to make home movies with, and my brother and me got our hands on it and ran with it.
positive attitude reading
I don't personally try to balance my work because I operate under the assumption that anyone reading or watching my stuff isn't having a particularly balanced day anyway. But negative attitudes just amuse me more than positive ones.