Jonathan Shapiro

I would think a sense of the absurd is more important for a political cartoonist, because that could define things like a sense of hypocrisy or a sense of the things one has to be skeptical about. ↗

— Jonathan Shapiro

#absurd #because #cartoonist #could #define

Mandela once phoned me out of the blue while he was still president, and at first he played with me a bit. ↗

— Jonathan Shapiro

#blue #first #mandela #me #once

On one occasion in 1987 the security police came looking for me because of a drawing that I'd published. ↗

— Jonathan Shapiro

#came #drawing #i #looking #me

Primarily I'm a social commentator rather than someone who's out to get the belly laugh. ↗

— Jonathan Shapiro

#commentator #get #i #laugh #out

Sometimes I have to compromise my views, but I never compromise on issues like the death penalty and the arm trade laws, despite what the readers or letters may say. ↗

— Jonathan Shapiro

#compromise #death #death penalty #despite #i

The cartoons which I enjoy have caused some kind of out rage, but they have got people talking about these issues out in the open and in essence that's what its all about. ↗

— Jonathan Shapiro

#cartoons #caused #enjoy #essence #got

There was a teacher who recognized that I was interested in cartooning and he was great. ↗

— Jonathan Shapiro

#great #i #interested #recognized #teacher

What's much harder is taking on people in your own community. ↗

— Jonathan Shapiro

#harder #much #own #people #taking

You can't undo a deportation. ↗

— Jonathan Shapiro

#undo #you