19 Quotes by Jeff MacNelly

The Opera reminds me of my tax audit. It was in a language I didn’t understand. And it ended in tragedy.

A career is a job that has gone on too long.

Above average intelligence has always run in my family. Ambition, however, has always walked with a limp.

The best cartoons have no words at all - just the image pops out.

The best thing for my creative process is a deadline.

I thought that through the strip, I could vent my spleen and be funny at the same time. But when it comes to humor, there's no substitute for reality and politicians.

I'm looking forward to working for the 'Tribune' because any company that can invest in the Chicago Cubs has a view of the future we cannot begin to comprehend.

Because of my grey hair and glasses, people think I'm Phil Donahue.

I don't need a lot of attention. I'd much rather have the work be famous than the face be famous.