“Everyone cites [Charles Schulz], but it’s with good reason. He taught me timing, tone, character development, practically everything.”

“Gary Larson: The funniest cartoonist I’ve ever seen. His two-volume set (The Complete Far Side) should be the textbook in any course taught on how to be funny on the comics page.”

“I put Post-It notes everywhere to remind me of everything. I stick a ton of them on my computer monitor, telephone, and wallet. The problem now is that there are so many of them that my mind has blocked them all out. So I now need Post-It notes to remind me to look at my Post-It notes.”

“You act like a team player,you be nice to everyone for your entire life,then you die.”

“Humility is what you strive for when you've failed at everything else.”

“The phrase 'I just turn on my monkey and it makes me feel good' sounds very dirty, but I can't explain why. It's great to try to use expressions like that on the comics page. People want to complain but they can't, because they can't figure out quite what they should be complaining about.”

“My wife Staci made me go to a wedding last weekend...If it weren’t for her, I’d be happy.”