A lion's work hours are only when he's hungry; once he's satisfied, the predator and prey live peacefully together.
Well, directing is doing the key drawings, not the key animation, mind you.
Often Anxiety is the hand maiden of creativity.
The rules are simple. Take your work, but never yourself, seriously. Pour in the love and whatever skill you have, and it will come out.
If you want a midget to look like a baby, don’t put a cigar in his mouth.
Fog and smog should not be confused and are easily separated by color. Fog is about the color of the insides of an old split wet summer cottage mattress; smog is the color and consistency of a wet potato chip soaked in a motorman’s glove.