Gary Panter quotes

Born
December 1, 1950, Durant, Oklahoma.

Occupation
Cartoonist, illustrator, painter.

Gary Panter is a cartoonist, illustrator and painter.

People like being alike, joining up, and being part of something.
– Gary Panter

I notice inspiration when it comes by. I don’t sit down at my desk and try to write.
– Gary Panter

Don’t worry about a style. It will creep up on you and eventually you will have to undo it in order to go further.
– Gary Panter

I pray, but who I pray to I’m not exactly sure, especially when I’m praying for more money.
– Gary Panter

I don’t like religion very much. I think it’s all about people trying to be very certain about things that are very uncertain.
– Gary Panter

If you have one person you’re influenced by, everyone will say you’re the next whoever. But if you rip off a hundred people, everyone will say you’re so original!
– Gary Panter

If you keep pushing paint when you’re tired of it, you lose sensitivity. I can only focus on painting for a few hours, so I’ll stop and work on something quite different.
– Gary Panter