I'm not a believer in putting designers off in an ivory tower. They need to have a voice at the table so they can identify where and why design can make a difference. We also need to understand the business issues. If we don't make our numbers this quarter, we don't earn the right to do something cool the next time.

Eschew the ordinary, disdain the commonplace

An animator is an actor with a pencil.

When critics sit in judgment it is hard to tell where justice leaves off and vengeance begins.

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.

There is absolutely no inevitability as long as there is the willingness to think.

Comedy is unusual people in real situations; farce is real people in unusual situations.