Berkeley Breathed Quotes

A collection of quotes by Berkeley Breathed.

Berkeley Breathed is an American cartoonist, children's book author, and illustrator, best known for creating the popular comic strip "Bloom County." He was born on June 21, 1957, in Encino, California. Breathed developed an interest in cartooning at a young age and started drawing his own comic strips while still in high school.

After completing his education, Breathed began working as an editorial cartoonist for The Daily Texan while attending the University of Texas at Austin. In 1980, he introduced "Bloom County" as a college comic strip, featuring a whimsical cast of characters including Opus the Penguin, Bill the Cat, and Milo Bloom. The strip quickly gained a devoted following and eventually became syndicated, reaching millions of readers worldwide.

Breathed's comic strip received widespread acclaim for its satirical and humorous commentary on various social and political topics. It won him the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 1987. He continued to write and illustrate various comic strips, including "Outland" and "Opus," before retiring from daily cartooning in 2008.

In addition to his work in comics, Berkeley Breathed has authored and illustrated several children's books, such as "A Wish for Wings That Work" and "Mars Needs Moms!" Many of his stories have been adapted into animated specials and films. With his unique style and imaginative storytelling, Breathed has left an indelible mark on the world of comics and literature.

That's the conundrum of cartoon stripping, as opposed to pol

That's the conundrum of cartoon stripping, as opposed to political cartoons. When your anger is the driving force of your drawing hand, failure follows. The anger is OK, but it has to serve the interests of the heart, frankly.

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I'll confess right here that I secretly wish I'd have drawn

I'll confess right here that I secretly wish I'd have drawn a strip about a little boy with a fake tiger, going for adventures throughout the universe in spaceships of his imagination.

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Imagination

It was a huge challenge to learn digital painting well enoug

It was a huge challenge to learn digital painting well enough so that computers don't pop into mind when one sees one.

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Computers

Negative humor is forgotten immediately. It's the stuff that

Negative humor is forgotten immediately. It's the stuff that makes us feel better about our lives that lives long. Much more satisfying. Enter children's books.

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Humor