Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Cartoonist who became famous for his self-published series Bone, which won 10 Awards. He is also remembered for his series RASL, which chronicled an art thief who hopped through dimensional barriers and hid in parallel worlds.
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCartoonist
Date of Birth27 February 1960
CityMckees Rocks, PA
CountryUnited States of America
motivation inspiration needs
[We need] to nurture the entrepreneurial spirit and the tremendous untapped potential in our prisons.
people needs film
As I got into the animation, as I learned more about the business, I learned that you need a lot of people to do anything animated - even a short, let alone a feature film. And you need a lot of money.
stupid rats creatures
Stupid, Stupid Rat Creatures!
mistake food guests
Slaves were taught to be fine chefs, but they endangered their lives if they made a mistake or served an ill-prepared dish. Rather than being reprimanded, they were often hauled into the dining room and flogged in the presence of the guests.
food wine vegetables
Serve this dish with much too much wine for your guests, along with some cooked green vegetables and a huge salad. You will be famous in about half an hour.
art floating journalism
I never graduated, but I was kind of floating between journalism and art, because neither one wanted to claim me, as a cartoonist.
feet toes looks
Upon your feet you have ten toes, they look just like PO-TA-TOES!
people needs way
The way I feel about it is: Beat me or feed me, but don't tease me. It's toy food; who needs it? Serve it to toy people.
food recipes forget
Omit and substitute! That's how recipes should be written. Please don't ever get so hung up on published recipes that you forget that you can omit and substitute.
character kids cartoon
All kids draw some kind of cartoon characters. They just grow out of them, and I didn't
people safe moral
Smiley Bone: You can't feel safe unless there's something to be safe against! Phoney Bone: Exactly! People like to be victims! There's a certain unassailable moral superiority about it...
memories food order
Feasting is also closely related to memory. We eat certain things in a particular way in order to remember who we are. Why else would you eat grits in Madison, New Jersey?
food class giving
Scallops are expensive, so they should be treated with some class. But then, I suppose that every creature that gives his life for our table should be treated with class.
chinese maple raised
You've got to have the right kind of trees. If you're a Chinese kid, you don't know about maple syrup. If you're raised in Georgia, like I was, you don't know about maple syrup.