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 . . .
critical criticize israel jew jewish jews mentally people saying
I'm just tired of people saying I'm a self-hating Jew because I'm critical of Israel or make fun of old Jewish ladies. I do not hate myself. And Jews who criticize Israel aren't necessarily mentally ill.
flailing fully jazz liked looking modern realized time
I was 16 years old, and I was just flailing around, looking for an interest. I heard, you know, these jazz records. They were modern records, at the time in the '50s, and I realized that I didn't fully get what was going on. But I liked a lot of what I heard.
level screw wondering work
I want to keep doing as much work as I can, and I want to keep the level high. I'm wondering if something is going to happen to me to screw it up.
concerned guy maybe people
I'm kind of concerned about 'Ego & Hubris' because I'm thinking that people will read it and maybe even be entertained by it, but at the end of it, you know, they'll wonder, 'Why did this guy write this? What was the point of it?'
major stuff
I've just been writing stuff down as it comes to me. I haven't thought, 'Let me write some major opus here.'