Bill Sienkiewicz quotes

I wanted to learn how to paint rather than just doing black-and-white work. (Bill Sienkiewicz)

So much of Jaws was amazing because the mind filled in what was missing.

Bill Sienkiewicz

And I've never viewed comics as assignments for the client.

Bill Sienkiewicz

Do the story in the way it really demands to be done, which may mean using several different styles or only one style; but it's still about respecting the story.

Bill Sienkiewicz

To me, the technique was almost irrelevant; it was what was coming across.

Bill Sienkiewicz

To me, that's one of the things that I love about doing this stuff. One day I can work on this piece in watercolor, and then work on something else on the computer, or work on something else that's a completely different approach.

Bill Sienkiewicz

If you're going to establish a certain level of unreality than you have to deal with it.

Bill Sienkiewicz

I wanted to be complete, because I figured that, visually, there was an avenue to explore with painted stuff.

Bill Sienkiewicz

After that I jumped, especially being in art school, to the illustrators.

Bill Sienkiewicz

I want to say 90% of stuff out there is just crap that got made. The main point is that it got produced.

Bill Sienkiewicz

Especially with Elektra, because I'm doing a lot of the covers for the new version of Elektra. (Bill Sienkiewicz)

So, when the special effects are at the service of the story and draw you into it, that is really the magic.

Bill Sienkiewicz

I didn't want to feel constrained, so I took on the Mutants.

Bill Sienkiewicz

I was lucky enough to be given books that weren't top sellers; books that were kind of under the radar.

Bill Sienkiewicz

But I'm aware of the fact that I'm working in a commercial venue where I'm producing something that I wouldn't normally be approaching the way I'm doing it.

Bill Sienkiewicz

But there's still an avenue for smaller comics and personal expression.

Bill Sienkiewicz

For a while I felt very alone; sort of out there in the world of comics, especially here in the States.

Bill Sienkiewicz

There is a whole generation of people who are going to see movies or watch TV who don't want to work.

Bill Sienkiewicz

So there's kind of a simultaneous aspect to pushing the boundaries, and being very safe.

Bill Sienkiewicz

So I look at a lot of stuff now that I did and some of it looks tame to me, but my interest in terms of what I want to say with it is a little different.

Bill Sienkiewicz

Kyle Baker's work is really funny, but it's also got a very clear vision. (Bill Sienkiewicz)

I still love a lot of the guys who just paint.

Bill Sienkiewicz

But if I really want to produce my own work and tell stories, then I will.

Bill Sienkiewicz

And that, to me, is the main attraction to comics. It's an avenue to say what you want to say.

Bill Sienkiewicz

Cartooning is an honorable thing.

Bill Sienkiewicz

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Bill Sienkiewicz

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Occupation: American Artist
Born: May 3, 1958
Quotes count: 37

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