Quotes by Bill Sienkiewicz

About Bill Sienkiewicz:

Boleslav William Felix Robert "Bill" Sienkiewicz is an Eisner Award-winning American artist and writer best known for his comic book work, primarily for Marvel Comics' The New Mutants and Elektra: Assassin. Sienkiewicz often utilizes oil painting, collage, mimeograph and other forms generally uncommon in comic books.
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For a while I felt very alone; sort of out there in the world of comics, especially here in the States.

Bill Sienkiewicz

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

Bill Sienkiewicz

After that I jumped, especially being in art school, to the illustrators.

Bill Sienkiewicz

Kyle Baker's work is really funny, but it's also got a very clear vision.

Bill Sienkiewicz

Comics are really my life blood in a lot of respects.

Bill Sienkiewicz

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.

Bill Sienkiewicz

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

Bill Sienkiewicz

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.

Bill Sienkiewicz

You're telling the story, creating the sets, doing the lighting, the designing, and establishing the pace.

Bill Sienkiewicz

To me, the technique was almost irrelevant; it was what was coming across.

Bill Sienkiewicz

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

Bill Sienkiewicz

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

Bill Sienkiewicz

Nothing is really media driven or committee driven, so you can actually just produce something.

Bill Sienkiewicz

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.

Bill Sienkiewicz

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

Bill Sienkiewicz

If somebody can inspire me, it feels really special.

Bill Sienkiewicz

I was lucky enough to be given books that weren't top sellers; books that were kind of under the radar.

Bill Sienkiewicz

I want to say 90% of stuff out there is just crap that got made. The main point is that it got produced.

Bill Sienkiewicz

I didn't want to feel constrained, so I took on the Mutants.

Bill Sienkiewicz

I wanted to be complete, because I figured that, visually, there was an avenue to explore with painted stuff.

Bill Sienkiewicz

Author Bio

  • NameBill Sienkiewicz
  • DescriptionWriter
  • BornMay 3, 1958
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionComics Artist