Gary Larson
Gary Larson
Gary Larsonis an American cartoonist. He is the creator of The Far Side, a single-panel cartoon series that was syndicated internationally to over 1,900 newspapers for fifteen years. The series ended with Larson's retirement on January 1, 1995. His twenty-three books of collected cartoons have combined sales of more than forty-five million copies...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCartoonist
Date of Birth14 August 1950
CityTacoma, WA
CountryUnited States of America
I think I'm maintaining the quality, but internally I'm paying for it.
Things can be low on the food chain, but that doesn't mean they're lowly...
Man Swims in Shark Infested Waters, Forgets He's Shark Food.
I've always considered music stores to be the graveyards of musicians.
He has been known by many names: Lucifer, Beelzabub, Belial, the Prince of Lies, Satan, and at a party once an obnoxious drunk kept calling him "Dude."
If a tree falls in the woods, and nobody is around to hear it, and it hits a mime, does anyone care?
The fuel light's on, Frank! We're all going to die! Wait, wait... Oh, my mistake - that's the intercom light.
Thunderstick?... You actually said, 'Thunderstick?'... That, my friend is a Winchester 30.06.
What is that mountain goat doing way up here in the clouds?
My future plans are hazy, and I've yet to experience how much cartooning is in my blood and therefore how much I'll miss it. But I have some other interests, especially in music, and I will probably take the opportunity to delve into those things more deeply.
I never liked my own species.
I never liked my own species. On why so many of his comics are about animals, in an interview.
People try to look for deep meanings in my work. I want to say, 'They're just cartoons, folks. You laugh or you don't.' Gee, I sound shallow. But I don't react to current events or other stimuli. I don't read or watch TV to get ideas. My work is basically sitting down at the drawing table and getting silly.
You should always leave the party 10 minutes before you actually do.