Harvey Pekar

I'm doing research for a large comic book on the Beat Generation guys - Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac and those guys. ↗

— Harvey Pekar

#beat #book #comic #comic book #doing

I'm trying to get every man involved in art, into experimental music, or painting, or novel-writing. ↗

— Harvey Pekar

#every #every man #experimental #get #i

I've probably had my day in the sun. I think I've influenced a lot of comic book writers. ↗

— Harvey Pekar

#comic #comic book #day #had #i

It didn't take long to establish myself, as far as people thinking my work was good. They liked it from the start. ↗

— Harvey Pekar

#establish #far #good #liked #long

It makes you feel good to know that there's other people afflicted like you. ↗

— Harvey Pekar

#feel #feel good #good #know #like

It seemed to me you could do anything in comics. So I started doing my thing, which is mainly influenced by novelists, stand-up comedians, that sort of thing. ↗

— Harvey Pekar

#comedians #comics #could #doing #i

It's extremely seldom that anybody wants me to change what I've written about them. Generally I portray them in a good light, if they're friends. ↗

— Harvey Pekar

#anybody #change #extremely #friends #generally

Letterman... he got his problems. We don't get along too well. ↗

— Harvey Pekar

#get #got #his #letterman #problems

Misery loves company. There's a lot to that. ↗

— Harvey Pekar

#lot #loves #misery #misery loves company

My work looks like a comic book in form, but it's not a typical comic book in content. I write autobiographical stuff. ↗

— Harvey Pekar

#book #comic #comic book #content #form