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

Early experiences convinced me that animals can and do have quite distinct personalities.

Eschew the ordinary, disdain the commonplace

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

You've got a million bad drawings in you; you better get started.

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.

Every great artist must begin by learning to draw with the single line, and my advice to young animators is to learn how to live with that razor-sharp instrument or art. An artist who comes to me with eight or ten good drawings of the human figure in simple lines has a good chance of being hired. But I will tell the artist who comes with a bunch of drawings of Bugs Bunny to go back and learn how to draw the human body. An artist who knows that can learn how to draw ANYTHING, including Bugs Bunny.