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I Never Studied Art, But Taught Myself To Draw By Imitating The New Yorker Cartoonists Of That Day, Instead Of Doing My Homework.

On Radio And Television, Magazines And The Movies, You Can't Tell What You're Going To Get. When You Look At The Comic Page, You Can Usually Depend On Something Acceptable By The Entire Family.

I Like To Feel That What I'm Doing Portrays This: A Family Where There Is Love Between Mother, Father And The Kids. It's A Subject That Is Near And Dear To Me.

Many Of The Network Television Shows Have Done Takeoffs On 'family Circus,' Including 'david Letterman,' 'friends,' 'roseanne,' And Others, And, In My Estimation The Use Of Them Is A Compliment To The Popularity Of The Feature, Which Just By Mentioning It's Name Sets Up The Image Of A Warm, Loving Family-type Feature.

I Don't Have To Come Up With A Ha-ha Belly Laugh Every Day, But Drawings With Warmth And Love Or Ones That Put A Lump In The Throat. That's More Important To Me Than A Laugh.