On one occasion in 1987 the security police came looking for me because of a drawing that I'd published.

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There was a teacher who recognized that I was interested in cartooning and he was...

There was a teacher who recognized that I was interested in cartooning and he was...

Gee, I am a complete Luddite when it comes to computers, I can barely log...

Gee, I am a complete Luddite when it comes to computers, I can barely log...

I would think a sense of the absurd is more important for a political cartoonist,...

I would think a sense of the absurd is more important for a political cartoonist,...

I was very lucky all three newspapers approached me and asked me to draw their...

I was very lucky all three newspapers approached me and asked me to draw their...

I eventually saw the satirical nature of caricaturing individuals.

I eventually saw the satirical nature of caricaturing individuals.

I think the eyes are very revealing and can expose a lot about a persons...

I think the eyes are very revealing and can expose a lot about a persons...

Primarily I'm a social commentator rather than someone who's out to get the belly laugh.

Primarily I'm a social commentator rather than someone who's out to get the belly laugh.

It's to be a person who's able to shoot little arrows into sacred cows and...

It's to be a person who's able to shoot little arrows into sacred cows and...

Sometimes I have to compromise my views, but I never compromise on issues like the...

Sometimes I have to compromise my views, but I never compromise on issues like the...

Mandela once phoned me out of the blue while he was still president, and at...

Mandela once phoned me out of the blue while he was still president, and at...

I normally keep a series of draft in a catalogue type of book in which...

I normally keep a series of draft in a catalogue type of book in which...

I am anti-Bush. A lot of what he stands for is the antithesis of what...

I am anti-Bush. A lot of what he stands for is the antithesis of what...

I try not to change my political point of view from paper to paper.

I try not to change my political point of view from paper to paper.

What's much harder is taking on people in your own community.

What's much harder is taking on people in your own community.

The cartoons which I enjoy have caused some kind of out rage, but they have...

The cartoons which I enjoy have caused some kind of out rage, but they have...

We do, and there is a law in the United States - the Torture Convention...

We do, and there is a law in the United States - the Torture Convention...

Even people that I agree with can do something that would be a target for...

Even people that I agree with can do something that would be a target for...

The ultimate test of whether you posses a sense of humor is your reaction when...

The ultimate test of whether you posses a sense of humor is your reaction when...

I've got a great sense of humor. Anthony Hopkins

I've got a great sense of humor. Anthony Hopkins

Laughter, and the broader category of humor, are key elements in helping us go on...

Laughter, and the broader category of humor, are key elements in helping us go on...