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The abstract, especially in those rough sketches, is very important to me, perhaps because of my advertising background, where layout is so important. Sometimes those first few lines cut the paper into such satisfying shapes that I don't want to go on, but I always do, adding nostrils and nipples and bootstraps until I have filled the paper up as usual.

Cutting, Important, Lines, Nipples, Satisfying, Usual
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I almost never draw a completely naked man. He has to have at least a pair of boots or something on. To me, a fully dressed man is more erotic than a naked one. A naked man is, of course beautiful, but dress him in black leather or a uniform - ah, then he is more than beautiful, then he is sexy!

Beautiful, Black, Men, Sexy

I know my little 'dirty drawings' are never going to hang in the main salons of the Louvre, but it would be nice if - I would like to say 'when,' but I better say 'if' - our world learns to accept all the different ways of loving. Then maybe I could have a place in one of the smaller side rooms.

Dirty, Drawing, Learns, Louvre, Nice, Ways

In those days, a gay man was made to feel nothing but shame about his feelings and his sexuality. I wanted my drawings to counteract that, to show gay men being happy and positive about who they were. Oh, I didn't sit down to think this all out carefully. But I knew - right from the start - that my men were going to be proud and happy men!

Counteract, Feelings, Gay, Men, Proud, Thinking

If I don't have an erection when I'm doing a drawing, I know it's no good.

Drawing, Knows, Ifs, Know, Good, Erection

My whole life long I have done nothing but interpret my dreams of ultimate masculinity, and draw them.

Done, Dream, Life, Long, Masculinity
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