Harvey Pekar quotes - page 2

I think you can find all the elements that you can find in great literature in mundane experiences. (Harvey Pekar)
Misery loves company. There's a lot to that. View quote
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Im pretty aggressive, and maybe obnoxious, about trying to get work. View quote
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Even a pretty traditional comic book writer can make valuable contributions to the Internet. View quote
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When I was a kid, back in the '40s, I was a voracious comic book reader. And at that time, there was a lot of patriotism in the comics. They were called things like 'All-American Comics' or 'Star-Spangled Comics' or things like that. I decided to do a logo that was a parody of those comics, with 'American' as the first word. View quote
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You can find heroism everyday, like guys working terrible jobs because they've got to support their families. Or as far as humor, the things I see on the job, on the street, are far funnier than anything you'll ever see on TV. View quote
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I came up with American Splendor. Some people think it's American Squalor. View quote
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My work looks like a comic book in form, but it's not a typical comic book in content. I write autobiographical stuff. View quote
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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. View quote
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Letterman... he got his problems. We don't get along too well. View quote
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People writing about me have said that I've influenced a lot of people, and there are some artists who have credited me with influencing them. (Harvey Pekar)
Plays have been made of my comics. View quote
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The film's success so far involves winning a couple of prizes at Cannes and Sundance, and getting some very nice reviews in newspapers and magazines. That hasn't had a big impact on my life yet. View quote
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There hasn't been enough change in comics to suit me. I don't know why exactly. View quote
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I always wanted praise, and I always wanted attention; I won't lie to you. I was a jazz critic, and that wasn't good enough for me. I wanted people to write about me, not me about them. So I thought, 'What could I do? I can't sing, I can't dance, I can't act or anything like that. OK, I can write.' View quote
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