Art Quotes
Find one of the best and famous quote catagorized into topics like inspirational, motivations, deep, thoughtful, art, success, passion, frindship, life, love and many more.
I liked how 'Star Wars' felt both old and new. I even built a model of R2-D2, taking about two months mixing two kits to make one that looked just like the real thing. I'm the kind of person who gets really into it when I do something like that.
Quote by -Akira Toriyama
The nice thing about gag manga is how it has this aspect where, at the very least, you're permitted to come out with anything. In my case, anything can talk. Like the mountains.
Quote by -Akira Toriyama
I have memories of reading comics when I was in primary school, but that's about it.
Quote by -Akira Toriyama
I've been really frugal with money since way back, so I can't buy something if it's too expensive. I'm not that brave.
Quote by -Akira Toriyama
I wanted to change up the tempo and setting of my comics in the sense of giving them some variety, for one thing. So where, for 'Slump,' the art was very America-esque, in the case of 'Dragon Ball,' I made it as Chinese as could be.
Quote by -Akira Toriyama
I'm flying by the seat of my pants, never creating with a thought to what's up ahead!
Quote by -Akira Toriyama
Back when I watched 'Future Boy Conan,' I thought I might like to try my hand at animation, but now, not at all.
Quote by -Akira Toriyama
It's a secret, but when I decided to apply to 'Shonen Magazine,' it was already past the deadline, so I had no choice but to go with 'Shonen Jump.' My motivation for becoming a cartoonist was... to put it bluntly, the ¥100,000 prize money.
Quote by -Akira Toriyama
The setting of 'Dragon Ball' has a sort of Chinese feel to it, but it's not necessarily limited to China. For the time period as well, exactly when it takes place is indeterminate.
Quote by -Akira Toriyama
Back before I entered primary school, I liked to draw, even though I was a brat. I especially liked animals and vehicles, and I drew that sort of thing constantly.
Quote by -Akira Toriyama
In spite of being so absorbed in comics when I was in primary school, for whatever reason, I stopped reading them that much once I started junior high. I think it's probably because I got caught up in movies and TV.
Quote by -Akira Toriyama
I was one of the more talented ones at the design firm I joined, so I conducted my work pretty shrewdly. Except I wasn't a morning person, so I was quite frequently late for work. On top of that, it was a fairly big company, they were fussy about the dress code, and I got chewed out quite often.
Quote by -Akira Toriyama
If you're doing gags, I think it's important to have characters who are as strong-willed and impactful as possible.
Quote by -Akira Toriyama
Rather than deliberately trying to draw something, use something you yourself like and want to draw, and I think the characters that come out of that will really have their own individuality.
Quote by -Akira Toriyama
I usually live an extremely normal life, since I live in the countryside. Even when people call me 'famous' and such, I can't really fathom it, even now.
Quote by -Akira Toriyama
I felt that working at an office from the early morning was impossible for me. Anyway, I wanted to be free from that lifestyle as soon as possible. I wanted to take it easy.
Quote by -Akira Toriyama
I say that I've never been late with a manuscript, but I don't mean to be arrogant; it's that I simply want to get it done as soon as possible so I can be set free.
Quote by -Akira Toriyama
Maybe I'm just like a child. I'm full of curiosity about things, and it's fine as long as it's fun at that time, yet at the same time, I hate things that are tough.
Quote by -Akira Toriyama
When I got into the second half of 'Dragon Ball,' I had already become more interested in thinking up the story then in drawing the pictures. Then I started to not place much emphasis on the pictures.
Quote by -Akira Toriyama
When I draw something, the incredibly annoying thing is that it doesn't come out like I pictured.
Quote by -Akira Toriyama
It's too bad that 'Dragon Ball,' which I drew for a very long time, has ended. Just kidding. I'm incredibly glad. Now I can just leisurely sit around!
Quote by -Akira Toriyama
I'm a lazy person, but if I'm not absent-mindedly doing something, I can't really relax. I can't just veg out.
Quote by -Akira Toriyama
When I look at it, I don't really like people, and socializing is really awful. Outside of my family, friends, and those connected to my job, I don't think I actively want to meet anyone. I've always lived in the country, after all.
Quote by -Akira Toriyama
When I'm out and about, it's rare for me to be recognized. But for some reason, every now and then, someone will know who I am. It might be because my picture occasionally appeared in 'Weekly Jump.'
Quote by -Akira Toriyama
Both my assistant and my wife tell me that during battle scenes, when a character is making a 'guwaa' sort of face, my face also ends up going 'guwaa.' So afterwards, my whole face is tired. I guess it's because I'm the kind of guy who gets caught up in his own work.
Quote by -Akira Toriyama
In the second half of primary school, I liked live-action shows and giant-monster movies, and then in junior high, I got into regular movies.
Quote by -Akira Toriyama
I don't remember the very first animation I saw, but the one that stays deepest in my memory is definitely 'Astro Boy.'
Quote by -Akira Toriyama
Basically with everything, I choose my criteria based on what can be easy. If I made the real world the setting, I'd have to draw looking at reference materials for stuff like buildings and vehicles. When you do that, people complain even if it's just a little bit off.
Quote by -Akira Toriyama
I guess that if I was a normal cartoonist who did things properly, I'd think up the background information first and then come up with the story. Saying that, you'd think that I don't really think through anything.
Quote by -Akira Toriyama
I use a G-Pen from Zebra. Different people have different preferred pen nibs. I don't put much force on it when I draw, so I'll generally use a single nib for about three chapters.
Quote by -Akira Toriyama
I use Pilot's document ink, but their drawing ink is OK, too. It's just that I don't like the impression that clings to the pen tip.
Quote by -Akira Toriyama
I used to play role-playing games a lot when I was younger, but once you start an RPG, it takes a lot of time. So I like things like action games you can just pick up and play.
Quote by -Akira Toriyama
I'm always going to the toy store; I even have a room full of plastic models.
Quote by -Akira Toriyama
For characters where, in a comic, I'd avoid using screen tone because it's such a bother, I'd deliberately use it in animation in order to highlight their individual characteristics.
Quote by -Akira Toriyama
So many, many people have helped me out with 'Dragon Ball' through the years. Obviously, there are the fans from all over the world who've cheered me on.
Quote by -Akira Toriyama
Come to think of it, even though I've received tons of fan letters and presents from everyone, I've never written anyone back. How rude of me!
Quote by -Akira Toriyama
I'm entirely of the mindset that when it comes to books, they've got to be paper.
Quote by -Akira Toriyama
A number of years ago, when I had an exhibition of my work, the people in charge who came to pick up my manuscripts saw them piled up haphazardly in the garage and were shocked. 'What? They'll grow mold like this!' they said. People who do things properly apparently make a dedicated manuscript room, where they can control humidity.
Quote by -Akira Toriyama