The only character I ever remember actually creating in a flash of inspiration was George Liquor. God planted that in my head in an instant.

When you're animating a music video, you have to animate to some set music. You're somewhat restricted by that, but you're also inspired by that. The animation becomes secondary if you're animating to a music video. Either way, it's important. Music has really helped my animation, that's for sure.

The storyboard department doesn't talk to the layout department, which doesn't talk to the writing department. They're all jealous of each other.

Modern animated movies are the products not of anyone’s individual vision, but rather a scattered accumulation of compromises made out of fear by members of large committees.

George Liquor is really the richest character I have. I'm amazed there aren't 365 episodes about him on TV already.

There are artists who are writers, but there was no such thing as cartoons that were written by somebody who couldn't draw.

As soon as I found out how compartmentalized the industry was, I realized, Well, no wonder the cartoons are so bad.