I don't think of myself as an illustrator. I think of myself as a cartoonist. I write the story with pictures - I don't illustrate the story with the pictures.
I had a messy signature as a child, and my grandmother said this suggested I had no regard for other people. She was right.
One of the things that appealed to me most about comics was that you can pick the ones you like and build your own personal pantheon.
Successful ecologists are successful in part because they have prepared their minds to attack scientific problems using a variety of intellectual tools.
I have no pretension that I belong in D.C. I mean, I have to be cautious on how we do our restaurant.
I have real admiration for chefs who can maintain an edge and find new inspiration in their cooking after many years.
That's what's interesting about the Lower East Side: It's New York, but it's also edgy. It's not as stuffy as Tribeca or Soho.
Any processed chicken from any place - I'll order it in a heartbeat. I'm very picky about my pork, though.
If people ask me, 'What do you think could improve in Toronto dining,' I'd say there's nothing to improve on.
Don't even get me started. I'm not against all vegetarians. But if you're a vegetarian for ethical reasons, you may be causing more harm.
I look forward to the spring vegetables because the season is so short. Mushrooms, edible foraged herbs, wild leeks, early season asparagus.
If you ask what people say what American cuisine is, they cannot really do it. I don't know what it is.
Comics is all about making it believable and helping people to get completely lost in a fictional world.
I really like it when you can step outside of what's come before and find a surprise for the reader and find a surprise for yourself.
If you're using a computer as an artist and expressing your personal vision, I think your personal vision comes through.
Bill Rehnquist makes Barry Goldwater look like a liberal.
Nothing speaks louder than an evocative photograph that stirs the imagination, tugs at the heart strings and engages the mind.
Exercise is like an old friend: You may not be able to see that friend all the time, but you're not mad when you see them, you're happy, and you get right back into it.
When I see someone who has responsibilities, most of the time I can pinpoint that person because of the way he carries himself.
My parents both worked full time. I remember a lot of simple meals. Everything I know about cooking is self-schooled.
Oliver Queenan: Congratulations on passing the detectives' exam, and welcome to the Special Investigation Unit. Dignam: Whoop-de-fuckin'-do.
