Garry Trudeau

I've been trying for some time to develop a lifestyle that doesn't require my presence.

I've never taken any issue off the table for lack of suitability. Only for lack of imagination.

I just happen to have one of those skill sets that allows me to work in my underwear.

Satire is a form of social control, it's what you do. It's not personal. It's a job.

I found that not having a public profile was not hurting the work, and it freed me up to be the satirist I wanted to be.

Having stretched the boundaries some, I'm perfectly content now to work within them. 'Doonesbury' doesn't need to become 'South Park.' You won't ever see any singing turds.

I'm never happier than when I'm not working. The strip is a job - that's why I take money for it. It's a job I'm passionate about, but it's a job I totally leave in the studio when I walk out of here, unless I'm late and I have to work at home. I never think of the strip unless I'm compelled to.