It occurred to me that cats were being held back a little bit. I thought, 'I'll give the cat human thoughts and feelings but not be apologetic for it. That would be very catlike.'

The surprising thing was, it's actually easier working on animation than working on a comic strip, because Garfield is animated in my head.

We live in a time where we're made to feel guilty about overeating, oversleeping, and not exercising. Garfield not only does all that, but he doesn't apologize for it.

Cats rule the world.

Don’t eat fruits or nuts. You are what you eat.

I was in and out of comas until I was nine and I would lose entire days and weeks. The novelty of being able to really do stuff hasn’t worn off – I still feel like I’m making up for lost time.

You have to do something when you’re lying in bed. So you play with your mind.

I didn’t have a whole lot of success getting dates, I was always a bit of a geek.

Readers have told me that their children have learned to read after years of struggle after starting to read Garfield’s comic strip and many people who have moved to the United States have said that they, too, learned English by reading Garfield.

When you’re through with your cat, you can’t throw it in the trash.