Bill Sienkiewicz

“If you're going to establish a certain level of unreality than you have to deal with it.”

“So much of 'Jaws' was amazing because the mind filled in what was missing.”

“So, when the special effects are at the service of the story and draw you into it, that is really the magic.”

“It's interesting, because in the corporate stuff there's a dichotomy there, depending on the creator. Even what, in essence, may be a very safe corporate approach, there is some stuff that is allowed to be pushed.”

“And I've never viewed comics as assignments for the client.”

“So there's kind of a simultaneous aspect to pushing the boundaries, and being very safe.”

“That was a real learning element for me, because I realized that the more true you are to yourself, the more you will lose people.”

“If somebody can inspire me, it feels really special.”

“I still love a lot of the guys who just paint.”

“But with comics you're reading and assimilating an image simultaneously, instead of just reading or watching the tube.”

“But if I really want to produce my own work and tell stories, then I will.”

“So cartooning, for me, is an honorable thing. It's pushing the envelope. It's the truth of something through exaggeration.”

“Especially with Elektra, because I'm doing a lot of the covers for the new version of Elektra.”

“One of the problems I have with a lot of movies these days is that everything is too well lit. In the world of digital creations there is a tendency to show too much.”

“To me, that's one of the things that I love about doing this stuff. One day I can work on this piece in watercolor, and then work on something else on the computer, or work on something else that's a completely different approach.”

“Cartooning is an honorable thing.”