Arnold Schwarzenegger once said: "When you're out there partying, horsing around, someone out there at the same time is working hard. Someone is getting smarter and someone is winning."

I like that quote. I believe that's exactly how our world works. I believe that in life not the guy with most talent who wins, but the guy with most perseverance. The one who is relentless to the point of being foolish. Who wouldn't let go no matter what.

You could be very talented or gifted even, but if you just drift through life, squander your gift and don't care about reaching your full potential - the most talentless guy, with enough willpower in him, will ALWAYS leave you in the dust.

I was born in USSR. The "Iron Curtain" was still up so there was no comics. Then USSR fell and I discovered Disney cartoons and video games and my life NEVER been the same since. All I ever wanted to do was draw, but my folks sent me to a music school instead... That didn't workout...

My family loved me dearly but they didn't give a fuck about my "hobby". So I never got any proper training at arts. But I kept drawing... I was awfully bad at it though (still am)... Used to think I have no talent whatsoever. But through thick and thin, drawing was the only thing that would keep me going... (And keept me sane) It was my only escape... My fortress. It's like no matter how tough things got around me I always felt that as long as I keep drawing, it all will workout at the end... And everything else became insignificant... sometimes even my friends, girlfriends and family...

I still hope that one day I will have a chance to attend a proper art-school... That would be an embarrassing sight considering my age... But I don't care even if I will be 60 by the time I have the opportunity - I'm grabbing it!