Making cartoons means very hard work at every step of the way, but creating a successful cartoon character is the hardest work of all.

I was convinced there as only one actor to play Templeton the Rat, and that was Tony Randall.

In those days, boxing was very glamorous and romantic. You listened to fights on the radio, and a good announcer made it seem like a contest between gladiators.

My biggest kick comes from the individual fans I run into. Middle-aged men ask me when we're going to do more Johnny Quest cartoons.

I never got tired of Tom and Jerry, but I did have a dream of doing more with my life than making cartoons.

Except for me, no one in my family could draw.

My marriage had been impulsive. That marriage should have been short-lived instead of the 23 years it spanned.