Quotes by Harvey Pekar

American Splendor... thats a satirical name. People who would look at it wouldnt think my life was splendid at all. Theyd think it was kind of funky. (Harvey Pekar)

Everybody's like everybody else, and everybody's different from everybody else. (Harvey Pekar)

Everybodys like everybody else, and everybodys different from everybody else. (Harvey Pekar)

I came up with American Splendor. Some people think its American Squalor. (Harvey Pekar)

I continue to be disappointed that people don't try and diversify the kind of work they are doing in comics. (Harvey Pekar)

I decided I was going to tell these stories. I went around and met Crumb. He was the cartoonist. I started realizing comics werent just kid stuff. (Harvey Pekar)

I don't write about certain arguments I have with my wife. Id get my head torn off if wrote about certain things. (Harvey Pekar)

I met Robert Crumb in 1962; he lived in Cleveland for a while. I took a look at his stuff. Crumb was doing stuff beyond what other writers and artists were doing. It was a step beyond Mad. (Harvey Pekar)

I really don't have a lot in common with the people who attend the Comic Con. Its like assuming that all people who write prose are the same. (Harvey Pekar)

I think the people who would be the least interested in my work would be people who read lots of comic books. (Harvey Pekar)