Jonathan Shapiro Quotes & Sayings

“It's to be a person who's able to shoot little arrows into sacred cows and knock politicians off their pedestals, to look out for hypocrisy, advocate for all sorts of things from social justice to peace.”

“Sometimes I have to compromise my views, but I never compromise on issues like the death penalty and the arm trade laws, despite what the readers or letters may say.”

“I would think a sense of the absurd is more important for a political cartoonist, because that could define things like a sense of hypocrisy or a sense of the things one has to be skeptical about.”

“You can't undo a deportation.”

“I normally keep a series of draft in a catalogue type of book in which I scribble, sketch and draw ideas.”

“I think the eyes are very revealing and can expose a lot about a persons mood or character.”

“There was a teacher who recognized that I was interested in cartooning and he was great.”

“Certainly in cartooning I'm given huge free rein at the moment.”

“Gee, I am a complete Luddite when it comes to computers, I can barely log on!”

“I see the cartoonist as contributing to the content, being critical, because we do poke holes in some of the dialogue and find new ways of seeing things.”