Milt Caniff on what he might do differently

SABA: As an artist of whatever caliber you want to judge yourself, would you ideally like to look back and say you would have done something differently?
CANIFF: Well, I would have if the opportunity had occurred, or if it would have been advantageous to move in that direction. There are a number of things. I've said I would have done Peanuts if that would have sold. Obviously, I'm not the Peanuts man. Charles Schulz is the Peanuts man. That doesn't mean I wouldn't have tried it, if at that moment it would have sold.
SABA: Supposing in 1934, the gag strip had been the most popular, or the coming thing. Can you even begin to see yourself today being the great master of gag strips?
CANIFF: I would have given it a hell of a try. [Laughter]
SABA: Do you think you'd be satisfied? Could you have done that?
CANIFF: I don't know. That's hard to say, of course. But I'm fortunate in that, when I did fall into a slot, it was the kind of thing that I did best. But again, you try to see which way the wind is shifting and go with the wind. If you can.