Eschew the ordinary, disdain the commonplace

The older I get, the more individuality I find in animals and the less I find in humans.

Mark Twain's Roughing It is a book that many people don't know about, but I highly recommend to anybody at any age.

The close-up, according to D.W. Griffith, allows subtle changes of facial expression-the raising of an eyebrow or the flicker of a smile-to become part of the action.

As you become acquainted with a character you are creating, you add parts of yourself that are pertinent to that character.

If you start with character, you probably will end up with good drawings.

Anyone can negatively criticize - it is the cheapest of all comment because it requires not a modicum of the effort that suggestion requires.