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.

I have come to know Bugs so well that I no longer have to think about what he is doing in any situation. I let the part of me that is Bugs come to the surface, knowing, with regret, that I can never match his marvelous confidence.

Dell is to a degree in the penalty box because expectations and probable results have gotten ratcheted down.

In timing a film, we used to assume that sneaks move slowly. This was great for animators-thirty-six to forty-eight drawings for a single step-but it was sheer hell for the pace of the picture. So the rapid tiptoe was invented.

Animation means to invoke life, not to imitate it.

A comedian is not a person who opens a funny door - he's the person who opens a door funny.