I was into fantasy more than horror. I was growing up in the mid-'70s through the '80s, and I also got a healthy dose of that classic era of film.

- Arik Roper

I loved underground comics and psychedelic art. I did like some supernatural horror, but mainly fantasy. I was into escapism.

- Arik Roper

I was always into animation, especially.

- Arik Roper

I was buying old records a lot in my early teenage years and I was mostly drawn toward the artwork even more than the band itself. I loved the way th…

- Arik Roper

I was fortunate to be connected with bands who later became pioneers for certain genres of music scenes. And my art went along with them for that rid…

- Arik Roper

It was a natural path for me, being an artist. Both my parents were artists. I was surrounded by it and I instinctively was drawn toward it, and rece…

- Arik Roper

I have a goal to do my own animated film, something all my own.

- Arik Roper

I loved music and art, combining the two seemed like a natural match.

- Arik Roper