I’m currently reading Jim Henson’s Designs and Doodles: A Muppet Sketchbook, and I also ran across a short bio of Hugh Hefner today online.
Both men initially wanted to be cartoonists.
I have no idea what that says about our profession, but it’s gotta be good.
… And Martin Landau and Mark Hamill wanted to be cartoonists. "Most cartoonists are failed actors," said Milt Caniff.
See, if Martin and Mark would've failed, then I'd be fighting for gag cartoon space in Reader's Digest with them today!