97 Quotes by Jeff Lemire

There's only two ways to be completely alone in this world, lost in a crowd or in total isolation...

I draw on a lot of cinematic influences like Ingmar Bergman and Wim Wenders, artists who let a story take its time. Comics are a visual medium, and visuals should be allowed to tell some of that story.

For some reason, I have always had a really good ability to write children in a way that's realistic but not annoying. The key to that is underwriting them: peel back the dialogue and keep it simple.

You can write a script, but that's just a starting point as a cartoonist. The heart of the process comes when you start to draw it, and you work out how to lay the page out, how best to tell the story.

The Green Arrow stuff that I've responded to from the past is the Mike Grell stuff. I've liked a lot of other stuff, but I think for me, the direction and the mood and the tone that I really want is something much darker and more aggressive and really fast-paced action.

There’s only two ways to be completely alone in this world, lost in a crowd or in total isolation...

People say you can always count on family. But I think that’s a lie. I’m starting to think that the only one we can really count on is ourselves. Maybe in the end, we’re all on our own.

It’s amazing how our brains can create all kinds of ways of avoiding the truth. Especially when there’s something you just don’t want to face about yourself, or someone you love. We never get tired of running from ourselves. Never get tired of making excuses.

Truth is, I’ve been scared to leave this place. Scared of what I’d find if I did. Or maybe I was scared of what I wouldn’t find. Should have just took off and never looked back.