Harvey Pekar Quotes

If my work was good enough, I would never have to do publicity.

I think most of the people involved in any art always secretly wonder whether they are really there because they're good or there because they're lucky.

I'm proud of the work that we did, and my hope is that everyone who worked on 'Kroll Show,' it will be a credit that people will be like, 'Oh, you worked on that show? The word on that show was that it was good.'

I feel good about being able to take bluegrass on to television like 'Letterman' and 'The View,' and I've heard nice things about being able to do that. I really haven't felt any negativity toward me or my music.

People can criticise all day long, I think I've proven myself, I think I deliver. And I agree, box office does not mean a movie's good, but I feel like I'm making good movies and I'm delivering in box office.

I had no idea that it was gonna take off the way it did. I thought we made a good movie.

'The Road' was a movie that has a good reputation, even though it wasn't released very well, but that's a movie I'm very proud of.

I think it's a great time to put out quality work, and it will speak for itself. You don't have to work so hard at being successful at it, because it is something that people want, so when they want it and it is good, then they're going to get it and continue to give it to other people.

Art isn't held with the same high regard as it is after success. In any country, in any language, you're a loser if you're making music until you prove otherwise.

I really do hope that the people will like 14:59. The critics seem to like it. We got a lot of good reviews.

I never wanted to be someone who's asking someone to put my work in their gallery. I wanted to be asked.

I feel a lot more comfortable being me these days. I'm constantly told that my work is good. A lot of fans and a lot of other artists say my songs and albums mean a lot to them. Isn't that what's important?

For me, to be in a place where I'm on the 'favourite' list of top directors I like, that's being number one. There is no other definition to me. It's not money; it's not how many songs you're seen in or how many clothes you're changing in the film.

I wrote a graphic novel that came out in 2011 called 'Everlast.' We had a really successful run with that.

I am glad that critics and filmmakers liked my work, and I have been warmly welcomed in Bollywood.

Always let your work talk for yourself. No matter how much you give interviews or how much you are written about, it is always the performance which counts.

I always wanted to be an acclaimed artist and to be at the top of my game.

I remember when 'I'm Moving On' came out, and we got the response we did, I thought, 'Man, this could be for real.' That was the first time it dawned on me what we had.

People now genuinely respond to it and associate me with music. It's really fun.

Fame is directly related to the kind of support you have from an audience and the love and support I have from audience is so immense and so huge, that the percentage of negativity is so small compared to that that it would be very easy for it to lose itself.

Consequently, it's so gratifying to then make a picture that's successful and gives you leverage to have better circumstances than you've ever had, before the next time out.

We are pleased with the very positive reception our offer has received, and are confident that progress is being made towards establishing the regulatory framework for the offer.

A good number of works owe their success to the mediocrity of their authors' ideas, which match the mediocrity of those of the general public.

I've learned in my career, it is much better to be recognized for all the great things you do on the field.

Art is sexless; - good work is eternal, no matter whether it is man or woman who has accomplished it. ... Ah, but the world will never own woman's work to be great even if it be so, because men give the verdict, and man's praise is for himself and his own achievements always.