Creativity

Two necessities in doing a great and important work: a definite plan and limited time.

Through the years I learned there is no harm in charging oneself up with delusions between moments of valid inspiration.

I'm not a businessman. I'm a business, man.

It's simple. I just removed everything that is not David.

Don't be nervous. Work calmly, joyously, recklessly on whatever is in hand.

Letting your mind play is the best way to solve problems.

Whatever it is—whatever it is, do it! Sure, there are going to be mistakes. Everything's not going to be perfect. I've written thousands of words that no one will ever see. I had to write them in order to get rid of them, but then I've written a lot of other stuff too, so the good stuff stays, and the old stuff goes.

You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.

People still think of me as a cartoonist, but the only thing I lift a pen or pencil for these days is to sign a contract, a check, or an autograph.