It was memorable the first time 'The New Yorker' bought a cartoon from me. I had been sending them batches for years every week, and they didn't respond to them. Bruce Eric Kaplan batchbuycartoon Change image and share on social
In television writing, you want to hear what the characters say as opposed to giving them something to say. It's the same with the cartoons. Bruce Eric Kaplan cartooncharactergive Change image and share on social
As an adult, it's hard for me to remember my mother before her sickness. But if I go back into childhood, I can access that. Bruce Eric Kaplan accessadultback Change image and share on social
I am assuming my father learned at an early age that there is nothing more dangerous than showing your true self. I think a lot of us learn that, and it actually may be true. Bruce Eric Kaplan ageassumedangerous Change image and share on social
One quintessential moment in time is when you're 22, when you graduate college. And then another quintessential time is as a middle-age man. That's the convergence. Bruce Eric Kaplan agecollegeconvergence Change image and share on social
One identity is as a television writer, which is very classically Southern California, but another of my personae is as a New Yorker cartoonist. Bruce Eric Kaplan californiacartoonistclassically Change image and share on social
It's self-soothing for me to draw. So if I'm upset, drawing makes me less upset. Bruce Eric Kaplan drawmakesothe Change image and share on social
In New York, all the crews read 'The New Yorker.' In Los Angeles, they don't know from 'The New Yorker.' Bruce Eric Kaplan angelescrewlos Change image and share on social
Yes, the people I draw don't have a wide variety of looks. Every now and then I'll spruce it up, like a woman will be wearing a two-piece suit as opposed to a one-piece, or a man will not be wearing a tie; he'll just have a collar. Bruce Eric Kaplan collardrawman share on social
We only got clothing once a year, like, right before school began. It's like, that's when you got your clothing. Bruce Eric Kaplan begincltheschool Change image and share on social