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I'm an unabashed fan of 'The New Yorker.' I do feel proud when I see my artwork in there.

~Adrian Tomine

Topics: Artwork Fan Feel New New Yorker Proud See Yorker I See

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'Shortcomings' was me figuring out who I am.

~Adrian Tomine

Topics: Am Figuring Me Out Shortcomings Who I Am

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A lot of my fears come out in my work rather than life.

~Adrian Tomine

Topics: Come Fears Life Lot Out Rather Than Work

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I think comics can be the basis for great films, but I think the focus of such a project should be on making the film as good as possible, not on painstakingly replicating the comic.

~Adrian Tomine

Topics: Basis Comic Comics Film Films Focus Good Great Making Possible Project Should Think I Think

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There have been a handful of assignments over the years that I've had to turn down due to time constraints, and I was fairly envious when I saw the finished product, beautifully illustrated by someone else.

~Adrian Tomine

Topics: Assignments Beautifully Been Constraints Down Due Else Envious Fairly Finished Finished Product Had Handful Illustrated Over Product Saw Someone Time Turn Years

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I grew up with a very romantic, idealized vision of New York, probably because of all the books I read and the movies I watched.

~Adrian Tomine

Topics: Because Books Grew Movies New New York Read Romantic Up Very Vision Watched York

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I used to live in Chris Rock's former apartment. I've got some junk mail for him if he wants it.

~Adrian Tomine

Topics: Apartment Chris Former Got He Him Junk Live Mail Rock Some Used Wants

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Most normal boys, as they're growing up, they - in order to become attractive, they might, you know, get good at sports or join a rock band or develop good social skills, and for some reason, I thought that drawing comic books might be my route.

~Adrian Tomine

Topics: Attractive Band Become Books Boy Comic Comic Books Develop Drawing Get Good Growing Growing Up Join Know Might Most Normal Order Reason Rock Rock Band Route Skills Social Social Skills Some Sports Thought Up You

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The type of cartooning that I think is generally referred to as 'alternative' or 'underground' is usually - the distinction is usually in terms of whether it's made by one person, the entire thing is done by one hand or more of a production line process, which is how the comics that we grew up reading were made.

~Adrian Tomine

Topics: Alternative Cartooning Comics Distinction Done Entire Generally Grew Hand How Line Made More Person Process Production Reading Referred Terms Thing Think Type Underground Up Were Whether Which I Think

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I think that if you are looking at a comic that's made by one person, that there's just a level of intimacy that I don't really see anywhere else.

~Adrian Tomine

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Cartoonist

Born: May 31st, 1974

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