When I look at someone's face, there's something in my brain that just clicks - that breaks down their face into the elements that go into a caricature. It might be like the way a chef tastes a dish and can break down into elements what went into it. Steve Breen brainbreakcaricature share on social
I'm fully aware that not every cartoon is Pulitzer material. That said, I'm proud of my Pulitzer portfolio, the 20 that got judged. Steve Breen awarecartoonfully Change image and share on social
I have four boys and two girls, and the girls, they typically want you to draw princesses, Tinkerbell, Cinderella, things like that. Steve Breen boycinderelladraw Change image and share on social
Chess is a thinking person's game. But you don't have to be smart to know what's funny! Lots of check, mate! Steve Breen checkchessfunny Change image and share on social
Big stories have lots of angles, and you have to decide what part of that story you want to address. Steve Breen addressanglebig Change image and share on social
My dad was an FBI agent. My mom and dad were straight arrow types, and I had a conservative, suburban Orange County upbringing. Steve Breen agentarrowconservative Change image and share on social
When I first started as an editorial cartoonist, I was terrified on a daily basis. Filling that hole the next day, knowing that tens of thousands of people were going to expect something funny. There is still that pressure, but you kind of learn how to cope with it a little better. Steve Breen basiscartoonistcope share on social
It's a fun job, but it's stressful because you have to be funny. You have to have punch lines and captions. Be funny now! And if you're not inspired, they don't care - be funny now! They have to fill that hole the next day. Steve Breen captioncareday share on social
When I was starting out in 1988, I was doing cartoons on President George H. W. Bush, Iraq and the fall of Soviet Union. Steve Breen bushcartoonfall Change image and share on social
It's sometimes hard to wrap your head around a big story, and for most of us drawing editorial cartoons 9/11/ 01, that was the biggest story of our professional lives. Steve Breen bigcartoondraw Change image and share on social
