Lynda Barry
Lynda Barry
Lynda Jean Barry is an American cartoonist and author...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCartoonist
Date of Birth2 January 1956
CountryUnited States of America
jokes happenings ifs
In life there are always these things happening if you can just get the joke.
high-heels guy confusing
These are very confusing times. For the first time in history a woman is expected to combine: intelligence with a sharp hairdo, a raised consciousness with high heels, and an open, nonsexist relationship with a tan guy who has a great bod.
remember wave comic
I remember my comic strips being called 'new wave.' It bugged me.
cartoon would-be behind-my-back
I started doing cartoons when I was about 21. I never thought I would be a cartoonist. It happened behind my back. I was always a painter and drawer.
thrill kind letterman
Going on Letterman is like going off the high dive. It's exhilarating, but after a while it wasn't the kind of thrill I enjoyed.
horror realistic enjoy
Part of a horror movie has to be a bit fakey for me to really enjoy it. The new ones are so realistic that they distract me from the ride through the horror.
upset wrecks emotional-wreck
The strips are nearly effortless unless I am really emotionally upset, a wreck.
loud laughed
I wasn't afraid to be laughed at or be loud.
racism tree racist
The minute you understand racism, you're responsible for being racist. It's like eating from the tree of knowledge.
lonely lonely-places dies
Flies die in so many lonely places. -Roberta Rohbeson
enemy imaginary imaginary-friend
what is an imaginary friend? are there also imaginary enemies?
etch-a-sketch upside-down turns
If I could only turn the etch-a-sketch of my life upside down.
amazing barefoot became eat food hang kids pest richer streets tried walk
I tried to be like the richer kids as much as I could because I wanted to live on their streets, at least hang out on their streets and eat their amazing food and walk barefoot on their shag carpets. I became something of a pest in that way, and in general, other people's parents didn't like me.
easier less nobody people shy
It's much easier to teach writing, because people are less shy about writing. If they're in a group, nobody can see what they're writing. When you're drawing, people get a little more nervous.