Harvey Pekar
Harvey Pekar
Harvey Lawrence Pekarwas an American underground comic book writer, music critic, and media personality, best known for his autobiographical American Splendor comic series. In 2003, the series inspired a well-received film adaptation of the same name...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComic Book Artist
Date of Birth8 October 1939
CountryUnited States of America
thinking groups chosen-one
Every ethnic group thinks they are the chosen ones. …
thinking long people
It didnt take long to establish myself, as far as people thinking my work was good. They liked it from the start.
book thinking people
I think the people who would be the least interested in my work would be people who read lots of comic books.
thinking people realizing
I think comics have far more potential than a lot of people realize.
thinking literature elements
I think you can find all the elements that you can find in great literature in mundane experiences.
art thinking form
I think you can do anything with comics that you could do in just about any art form.
book thinking sun
I've probably had my day in the sun. I think I've influenced a lot of comic book writers
mistake grateful thinking
I don't think I made any really big mistakes; it's just that I chose something difficult to do. Looking back, I suppose I should be grateful that I got as far as I got.
thinking ordinary-days average
I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day . . .
amazing awkward caused colonial deserve endured frightens horrible israel jews number unusual
Israel's creation was politically amazing and caused by a number of unusual events. And I understand. For centuries, Jews endured horrible suffering, and like other people, deserve the right to self-determination, but the way Israel is going now frightens me. Jews make awkward colonial overlords.
downhill revival
Things improved a little bit in the '80s; there was kind of a revival of alternative comics, but then they went downhill in the '90s.
although copy memorize respect seem stuff suppose work
The way I write is, I listen to things in my head, and then I copy them down. I memorize conversations and things like that; I seem to be able to do that pretty well. I suppose in that respect there's some improvisation, although I work over the stuff after I've got it down on paper.
people portray written
Sometimes I want to convey something complex philosophically, and sometimes I just want to portray myself in a situation that I think other people have been in many times, but it hasn't been written about much.
motions people work
I worry about getting work, and then when I get it, I worry about doing it well. I don't want to just go through the motions and give people stuff. This stuff is really important to me.