When youre young, with less on the line, its easier to be audacious, to experiment. So I introduced the concerns of my generation – politics, sex, drugs, rock-and-roll, etc. – to the comics page, which for many years caused a rolling furor. – Garry Trudeau
Commencement speeches were invented largely in the belief that outgoing college students should never be released into the world until they have been properly sedated. – Garry Trudeau
Well, its a humor strip, so my first responsibility has always been to entertain the reader… But if, in addition, I can help move readers to thought and judgment about issues that concern me, so much the better. – Garry Trudeau
Ive never taken any issue off the table for lack of suitability. Only for lack of imagination. – Garry Trudeau
My political science degree is always on the back-burner. I took my LSAT, so even if I want to take the LSAT again, I know what Im getting into. Ill keep it on the back-burner. Who knows, maybe with my popularity, I can have a career in politics with a law degree. I think itll work out either way. – Vinny Guadagnino