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I think cartooning gets at, and re-creates on the page, some sixth sense ... in a way no other medium can.

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Chris Ware
Age: 56
Born: 1967
Born: December 28
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Omaha
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I guess we all make choices as to how we want to live, right?
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I think it has most to do with the way in which a story is told, whether it feels real either via the music of the telling or the honesty of the story.
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I guess I just don't like being physically in front of people I don't know very well, because I expect to be seen through, or, even worse, instantly hated.
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I prefer to imagine that my wife, a few friends, and occasionally my mom are the only ones who read what I do, though I realize that this is somewhat unrealistic.
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My mother was always encouraging about my wanting to be an artist.
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I can definitely say that of all my friends who I consider to be really great cartoonists, we're all trying to aim at basically the same thing, which is an ever closer representation of what it feels like to be alive.
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No one blames themselves if they don't understand a cartoon, as they might with a painting or real art they simply think it's a bad cartoon.
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Well, there are better cartoonists now than there ever have been. I firmly believe that. There's some amazing work being done.
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Drawing on a computer doesn't make any sense to me. It's not intuitive.
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I have a preponderance to look smug in photos something to do with the way my mouth turns up at the corners.
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