I will interview bigwigs if I get the chance, but you are seldom surprised by people in power - you've got to get awfully damn close to get anything new.

Quote by Joe Sacco

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And, in some ways I like traveling, in other ways I'm sort of fed up...

And, in some ways I like traveling, in other ways I'm sort of fed up...

With comics you can put interesting and solid information in a format that's pretty palatable.

With comics you can put interesting and solid information in a format that's pretty palatable.

Robert Crumb is an influence on how I draw, but not on the subject matter...

Robert Crumb is an influence on how I draw, but not on the subject matter...

I'm not a good tourist, I don't like tourism.

I'm not a good tourist, I don't like tourism.

When I was there, something clicked in my head; I found myself interviewing people, searching...

When I was there, something clicked in my head; I found myself interviewing people, searching...

It became clear to me that I had to push it toward a more representational...

It became clear to me that I had to push it toward a more representational...

I'd rather go to a place and spend a couple of months, get to know...

I'd rather go to a place and spend a couple of months, get to know...

I think I'm generally a good listener anyway.

I think I'm generally a good listener anyway.

When I went to Bosnia, I was there to tell someone else's story and I...

When I went to Bosnia, I was there to tell someone else's story and I...

I try to ask visual questions. I'll ask what someone was wearing, if that seems...

I try to ask visual questions. I'll ask what someone was wearing, if that seems...

I tried to draw people more realistically, but the figure I neglected to update was...

I tried to draw people more realistically, but the figure I neglected to update was...

It's a visual world and people respond to visuals.

It's a visual world and people respond to visuals.

And I think I find, I know a lot of people around, in different cities,...

And I think I find, I know a lot of people around, in different cities,...

Of course, I'm drawn to a place like Iraq because It's the biggest story of...

Of course, I'm drawn to a place like Iraq because It's the biggest story of...

I don't often go to a place just to check out all the cultural sites...

I don't often go to a place just to check out all the cultural sites...

Oh, it's essential. I mean, you have to - if I'm writing about the Middle...

Oh, it's essential. I mean, you have to - if I'm writing about the Middle...

There's probably one more story about Bosnia that I'd like to do, because I spent...

There's probably one more story about Bosnia that I'd like to do, because I spent...

My guide had a copy of Palestine on my last trip to Gaza. He'd bring...

My guide had a copy of Palestine on my last trip to Gaza. He'd bring...

I don't like just traveling in for a short time. I've done that before, because...

I don't like just traveling in for a short time. I've done that before, because...

I'd much rather hang out in a cafe. That's where things are really happening.

I'd much rather hang out in a cafe. That's where things are really happening.