To make something look real and alive, nothing can be symmetrical because nothing in real life is symmetrical. You have to make it look organic.
John KricfalusiI don t think cartoons are only for kids, but I think kids will love anything as long as it's visually interesting.
John KricfalusiIf you're reading a comic strip, you can read it at any speed you want. But with film and music, the audience has to take it the way the composer gives it.
John KricfalusiOne guy records the voices, another guy times the storyboard, another guy times the sheets, one guy is the story editor. All these jobs should be covered by the director.
John KricfalusiThere are artists who are writers, but there was no such thing as cartoons that were written by somebody who couldn't draw.
John KricfalusiI used to watch nature shows and laugh at them. Everyone thought I was crazy. "Why are you laughing at a nature show?" Isn't it beautiful? Isn't it beautiful watching hyenas eat their young? This was crazy! What's beautiful about nature is just insane. A bunch of crazy stuff happening.
John Kricfalusi