High-level, big-deal publicity has a way of getting old for me, but what never fails to thrill me is when I make personal appearances.

What about Mickey Mouse? Disney tried very hard to make him a star. But Mickey Mouse is more of a symbol than a real character.

Publicity gets more than a little tiring. You want it, you need it, you crave it, and you're scared as hell when it stops.

I have spent a lot of years on the outside looking in.

One of the most attractive things about writing your autobiography is that you're not dead.

I cannot say who, precisely, came up with the idea of a Stone Age family.

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