78 Quotes by Garry Trudeau

I've been trying for some time to develop a lifestyle that doesn't require my presence.

Medical decisions have been politicized. What doctor wants a state legislator in his consulting room?

When you're young, you don't feel iconoclastic - you're just kind of doing what seems natural, what moves you.

Comic-strip artists generally have very modest ambitions. Day to day, we labor to fit together all these little moving parts - a character or two, a few lines of dialogue, framing, pacing, payoff - but we certainly don't think of them adding up over time to some larger portrait of our times.

Lives have been altered in fundamental ways, and later, after they acquire a more complete understanding of what goals are actually attainable, many are left facing a lot of pain and frustration. And yet, there's no culture of complaint.

Satire is a form of social control, it's what you do. It's not personal. It's a job.

The strips about the military do seem to provoke moving and thoughtful responses. It's nice when the strip resonates, but more importantly, I need to know when I'm getting something wrong. The last thing I want to do is contribute to the suffering that wounded warriors already endure.

Comic strips are like a public utility. They're supposed to be there 365 days a year, and you're supposed to be able to hit the mark day after day.

In their heyday, comics were a dominant force in popular culture, but that's over.