In my childhood, I heard the following kinds of rumors about being a cartoonist.
Cartoonists secretly keep a real handgun in their basements.
They can just ask anyone to get naked when they're drawing models of men or women.
There's a person who just gives out ideas and can give them from anywhere in the world.
Every fourth day of the week, they're night shift is spent golfing and playing on a yacht.
How much truth is there in all this? I can't tell you.