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Quotes by Maltese Authors

"I will interview bigwigs if I get the chance, but you are seldom surprised by people in power - you've got to get awfully damn close to get anything new."
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Joe Sacco
"I will interview bigwigs if I get the chance, but you are seldom surprised by people in power - you've got to get awfully damn close to get anything new."
"There's probably one more story about Bosnia that I'd like to do, because I spent a fair amount of time on the Serb side of the lines, which isn't apparent in the other books."
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Joe Sacco
"There's probably one more story about Bosnia that I'd like to do, because I spent a fair amount of time on the Serb side of the lines, which isn't apparent in the other books."
Joe Sacco, Maltese Journalist
Time, Books
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"I don't like just traveling in for a short time. I've done that before, because sometimes you work for magazines and they have a budget, and if you're working for them, they want something by a certain time."
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Joe Sacco
"I don't like just traveling in for a short time. I've done that before, because sometimes you work for magazines and they have a budget, and if you're working for them, they want something by a certain time."
"I think any journalist who spends time in a place realizes that there are lots of stories around beyond their primary story. You meet so many interesting people and have all kinds of experiences."
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Joe Sacco
"I think any journalist who spends time in a place realizes that there are lots of stories around beyond their primary story. You meet so many interesting people and have all kinds of experiences."
Joe Sacco, Maltese Journalist
Time, People
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"Oh, it's essential. I mean, you have to - if I'm writing about the Middle East, I have to go there, and if possible, stay long enough to get a real feeling for what's going on."
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Joe Sacco
"Oh, it's essential. I mean, you have to - if I'm writing about the Middle East, I have to go there, and if possible, stay long enough to get a real feeling for what's going on."
"And I think I find, I know a lot of people around, in different cities, and so it's not - it might sound strange - but it's not that hard to say good-bye, because I know there's other people where I'm going. I can sort of fit in in a lot of places."
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Joe Sacco
"And I think I find, I know a lot of people around, in different cities, and so it's not - it might sound strange - but it's not that hard to say good-bye, because I know there's other people where I'm going. I can sort of fit in in a lot of places."
"And, in some ways I like traveling, in other ways I'm sort of fed up by the whole notion."
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Joe Sacco
"And, in some ways I like traveling, in other ways I'm sort of fed up by the whole notion."
"With comics you can put interesting and solid information in a format that's pretty palatable."
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Joe Sacco
"With comics you can put interesting and solid information in a format that's pretty palatable."
"When I was there, something clicked in my head; I found myself interviewing people, searching out facts and figures. Later on I became much more self-conscious of what I was doing."
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Joe Sacco
"When I was there, something clicked in my head; I found myself interviewing people, searching out facts and figures. Later on I became much more self-conscious of what I was doing."
"I'd rather go to a place and spend a couple of months, get to know it, get to know the people."
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Joe Sacco
"I'd rather go to a place and spend a couple of months, get to know it, get to know the people."
"Robert Crumb is an influence on how I draw, but not on the subject matter I take or my approach. One thing I do like about Crumb is that he's chronicled his age, his times, and I think that is what artists should do."
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Joe Sacco
"Robert Crumb is an influence on how I draw, but not on the subject matter I take or my approach. One thing I do like about Crumb is that he's chronicled his age, his times, and I think that is what artists should do."
"I tried to draw people more realistically, but the figure I neglected to update was myself."
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Joe Sacco
"I tried to draw people more realistically, but the figure I neglected to update was myself."
Joe Sacco, Maltese Journalist
People,
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"Of course, I'm drawn to a place like Iraq because It's the biggest story of our generation."
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Joe Sacco
"Of course, I'm drawn to a place like Iraq because It's the biggest story of our generation."
Joe Sacco, Maltese Journalist
War, Iraq
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"I try to ask visual questions. I'll ask what someone was wearing, if that seems relevant. If possible, I'll walk over the same ground that they're depicting. Of course, I can never get it precisely as it was."
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Joe Sacco
"I try to ask visual questions. I'll ask what someone was wearing, if that seems relevant. If possible, I'll walk over the same ground that they're depicting. Of course, I can never get it precisely as it was."
"It's a visual world and people respond to visuals."
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Joe Sacco
"It's a visual world and people respond to visuals."
Joe Sacco, Maltese Journalist
People, World
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