I enjoy getting any kind of mail. Like, for me, like, the more interesting a letter is, I just get more excited, and I know that this going to be great for my friends who are looking forward to reading that in my comic. Adrian Tomine Read Quote
I really love New York, but I have to say, the humidity during the summer is a nightmare for a cartoonist. Not only am I sweating in my studio, my bristol board is curling up, the drafting tape is peeling off the board, my Rapidograph pens bleed the minute I put them to paper… it’s a disaster. Adrian Tomine Read Quote
I do think that many Americans have a limited view of what constitutes Japanese cartooning based on what gets translated, so it’s great to see an increase in diversity. Adrian Tomine Read Quote
The story entitled ‘Good-Bye’ is probably Tatsumi’s most well-known work, and I think it’s a good representation of many of Tatsumi’s skills and stylistic tendencies. Adrian Tomine Read Quote
To be perfectly honest, if it was up to me, I would be invisible as an artist. Adrian Tomine Read Quote
There’s a part of me that feels like it gets really frustrating to keep working in the manner that I made the book ‘Shortcomings,’ where everything is pretty accurate to the real world. Adrian Tomine Read Quote
I’m an unabashed fan of ‘The New Yorker.’ I do feel proud when I see my artwork in there. Adrian Tomine Read Quote
All my stories take place on the West Coast – not the beach, but smaller inland towns. I feel homesick, and I find inspiration in capturing that. Adrian Tomine Read Quote
My responsibility is to present things in a way that is realistic and true to the multifaceted world I’ve known… This is how I think the world is, not how it should be. Adrian Tomine Read Quote
