I wanted to create a small town underwater where the characters were more like us than like fish. They have fire. They take walks. They drive. They have pets and holidays. Stephen Hillenburg Read Quote
I just kind of figured that the marine biology would be a career, and the art would be something I did for my own self-expression. Stephen Hillenburg Read Quote
I was thinking about what would it be, what would the characters be like, and it just suddenly dawned on me that, hey, nobody is doing an underseas show. So I started drawing these weird invertebrate animals, various characters like crawfish and starfish and squids and sponge. Stephen Hillenburg Read Quote
To be honest, there is a special gift for doing voice-overs, and the people who did the voices in the ‘SpongeBob’ cast are excellent at cartoon voice-overs, and they bring something extra to the reads. Stephen Hillenburg Read Quote
In the spring of 1996, I was working for Nickelodeon on a show called ‘Rocko’s Modern Life,’ and I was interested at the time in doing a show about the ocean, an undersea show. Stephen Hillenburg Read Quote
I never imagined that I’d end up in animation, but marine biology and art collided, and here we are! Stephen Hillenburg Read Quote
I’m hoping that fans will enjoy finally having a ‘SpongeBob’ comic book from me. All the stories will be original and always true to the humor, characters, and universe of the ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ series. Stephen Hillenburg Read Quote
It’s not like the computer magically does it for you. Animation just takes forever. Stephen Hillenburg Read Quote
