What are you obsessing on these days?
Drawing, animations, music and the future…

What’s daily routine? When are you most productive?
I’m probably most productive when I have a deadline. I like to get all the things done first like checking emails and general office stuff and then get on with drawing after that. Every day is different but I enjoy having breaks to watch some wholesome daytime TV entertainment.

When did you realize you could make a living from your drawings?
I just enjoy what I’m doing so it’s never been about money but it helps to make things happen. Money for food and shelter is also good.

Let’s talk about your characters… where do they come from?
All over the place and some appear from nowhere as if by magic. I’m creating a world where some will live and that should be fun. I wonder what it will look like.

Which ones are your favorites?
The stranger and more freakish the better. I like it when I can imagine them talking and walking.

You have said that you hear snippets of conversations on the bus, or on the street, and you write them down in a book… what is the strangest or most interesting thing you have heard?
I did hear two middle aged women talking in the supermarket and it was the most pointless thing I had ever heard. They were talking about how quickly children grow up and the price of beans or something and it made me want to lie down on the floor next to my basket. I think they were just moving their mouths and probably not even aware of what they were saying. Children have a great way with words too but in a more creative way.

Can you tell us a little about your latest project?
The latest project has been working on some animations with another writer and an animator. It’s great working on the voices and then when they move it makes us all happy. There will be more of these oh yes. I’ve also been drawing on more rubbish and plan to publish a book of the photos.

What is the one thing you’ve been itching to grace with your drawing?
It would be nice to draw a big face on the moon.

It’s been said lots of times that your work is dark. I don’t see it… is there something wrong with me?
No you are perfectly well. I suppose they are little bit different but they mean no harm.

Last question… what do you normally do on Friday nights?
Meet my friends, drink beer and tequila and laugh.

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