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36 quotes by Bill Sienkiewicz

Boleslav William Felix Robert "Bill" Sienkiewicz (pronounced sin-KEV-itch) (born May 3, 1958) is an Eisner Award-winning American artist and writer best known for his comic book work, primarily for Marvel Comics' The New Mutants and Elektra: Assassin. Sienkiewicz often utilizes oil painting, collage, mimeograph and other forms generally uncommon in comic books.
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So much of 'Jaws' was amazing because the mind filled in what was missing.

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I wanted to learn how to paint rather than just doing black-and-white work.

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And I've never viewed comics as assignments for the client.

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So, when the special effects are at the service of the story and draw you into it, that is really the magic.

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Do the story in the way it really demands to be done, which may mean using several different styles or only one style; but it's still about... →

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Cartooning is an honorable thing.

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So cartooning, for me, is an honorable thing. It's pushing the envelope. It's the truth of something through exaggeration.

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So there's kind of a simultaneous aspect to pushing the boundaries, and being very safe.

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And that, to me, is the main attraction to comics. It's an avenue to say what you want to say.

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I want to say 90% of stuff out there is just crap that got made. The main point is that it got produced.

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I was lucky enough to be given books that weren't top sellers; books that were kind of under the radar.

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To me, the technique was almost irrelevant; it was what was coming across.

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It's interesting, because in the corporate stuff there's a dichotomy there, depending on the creator. Even what, in essence, may be a very... →

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