Garry Trudeau
Garry Trudeau
Garretson Beekman "Garry" Trudeauis an American cartoonist, best known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning Doonesbury comic strip. Trudeau is also the creator and executive producer of the Amazon Studios political comedy series Alpha House...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCartoonist
Date of Birth21 July 1948
CountryUnited States of America
character writing fiction
That's what fiction writers do: create characters and do terrible things to them for the entertainment of others. If they feel guilty enough, they write happy endings.
war views secret
In any event, it's not exactly a secret to regular readers what my views on the war are
humour
There is nothing worse than annotated humour,
perspective tiny pieces
I'm a pointillist, just working my tiny little piece of the canvas. I'm not so good at perspective.
men desperate week
Once a week, I am a very desperate man.
nice military moving
The strips about the military do seem to provoke moving and thoughtful responses. It's nice when the strip resonates, but more importantly, I need to know when I'm getting something wrong. The last thing I want to do is contribute to the suffering that wounded warriors already endure.
moving kind natural
When you're young, you don't feel iconoclastic - you're just kind of doing what seems natural, what moves you.
country america world
America: the only country in the world where failing to promote yourself is regarded as being arrogant.
self-esteem character sides
Isn't it possible that self-esteem isn't causal at all, but simply the happy side effect of a sturdy character, itself the product of unambiguous moral education?
day-well-spent passing monitoring
I'm still passionately interested in what my fellow humans are up to. For me, a day spent monitoring the passing parade is a day well-spent.
years able comic
Comic strips are like a public utility. They're supposed to be there 365 days a year, and you're supposed to be able to hit the mark day after day.
life-is-like bathroom get-up
Life is like a movie-since there aren't any commercial breaks, you have to get up and go to the bathroom in the middle of it.
moving humor responsibility
Well, it's a humor strip, so my first responsibility has always been to entertain the reader... But if, in addition, I can help move readers to thought and judgment about issues that concern me, so much the better.
pain frustration goal
Lives have been altered in fundamental ways, and later, after they acquire a more complete understanding of what goals are actually attainable, many are left facing a lot of pain and frustration. And yet, there's no culture of complaint.