Irony Can Elude The Genius Among Us,

The Digital World Has Allowed Me A Connection With My Reader That I'd Never Had Before. I Didn't Meet The People Who Read My Material. The Fan Letters Were Mostly Answered By Professional People That'd Done Them For A Living. And I Didn't Have Any Daily Connection With Their Response To My Work. I Didn't Have A Relationship With My Audience. And Every Artist Should Have It.

Irony Can Elude The Genius Among Us, Sometimes.

I Drew The Last Image Ever Of Opus At Midnight While Puccini Was Playing And I Got Rather Stupid. Thirty Years. A Bit Like Saying Goodbye To A Child - Which Is Ironic Because I Was Never, Never Sentimental About Him As Many Of His Fans Were.

I Don't Get Fan Mail. It Disappeared With The Digital Revolution.

If I Could Have Drawn A Cat Yelling For Lasagna Every Day For 15 Years And Have Them Pay Me $30 Million To Do So, I Would Have.