The work itself is what motivates me. I like my own stuff, you know? I like the way it looks. I do it to please myself first. Robert Crumb Read Quote
I always had a sketchbook with me when I was young. I was hiding behind it, basically, hiding behind drawing because I couldn’t cope with people in real life; I was very shy and very nervous around people. Robert Crumb Read Quote
If you’re trying to work the art game, if you’re like Andy Warhol or something, then you’re in with cake-eaters of society. You want to get in with them and please them and get their money. Robert Crumb Read Quote
You can’t make everybody love you. It’s an exercise in futility, and it’s probably not even a good idea to try. Robert Crumb Read Quote
I oughta be rich. But, you know, if you don’t spend all your time looking after money, somebody else will. The guys who look after money, they’re the ones who get the money. Robert Crumb Read Quote
I moved further and further away from mass entertainment. The sexual element became increasingly sinister and bizarre. Don’t blame me! The bastards drove me to it! They all backed off after that! Robert Crumb Read Quote
Oh, yes. I knew I was weird by the time I was four. I knew I wasn’t like other boys. I knew I was more fearful. I didn’t like the rough and tumble most boys were into. I knew I was a sissy. Robert Crumb Read Quote
