Bill Watterson
Bill Watterson
William Boyd "Bill" Watterson IIis an American cartoonist and the author of the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, which was syndicated from 1985 to 1995. Watterson stopped drawing Calvin and Hobbes at the end of 1995 with a short statement to newspaper editors and his readers that he felt he had achieved all he could in the medium. Watterson is known for his negative views on licensing and comic syndication and his move back into private life after he stopped...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCartoonist
Date of Birth5 July 1958
CountryUnited States of America
I think comics overall would be better. I think there's a tremendous potential to be tapped.
Calvin: The more you know, the harder it is to take decisive action. Once you are informed, you start seeing complexities and shades of gray. You realize nothing is as clear as it first appears. Ultimately, knowledge is paralyzing. Being a man of action, I cannot afford to take that risk. Hobbes: You're ignorant, but at least you act on it.
I'M SIGNIFICANT!!! ... Say's the dust speck.
Isn't it sad how some people's grip on their lives is so precarious that they'll embrace any preposterous delusion rather than face an occasional bleak truth?
I don't enjoy lettering very much, but that's the way I write and that belongs in the strip because the strip is a reflection of me.
Well, remember what you said, because in a day or two, I'll have a witty and blistering retort! You'll be devastated THEN
Life is full of surprises, but never when you need one.
You know, sometimes kids get bad grades in school because the class moves too slow for them. Einstein got D's in school. Well guess what, I get F's!!!
County library? Reference desk, please. Hello? Yes, I need a word definition. Well, that's the problem. I don't know how to spell it and I'm not allowed to say it. Could you just rattle off all the swear words you know and I'll stop you when...Hello?
You can't just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood. What mood is that? Last-minute panic.
You mix a bunch of ingredients, and once in a great while, chemistry happens.
When life gives you lemons, chunk it right back.
If people looked at the stars each night, they'd live a lot differently. When you look into infinity, you realize that there are more important things than what people do all day.
The strips I admire go farther than a gag a day, and take us into a special world.