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

The Christmas parties were orgies of drinking and singing and groping and pawing. Cartoon staffers invested their own money in preparatory liquor.

I don't know that I spent any more time alone than any other kid, but being by myself never bothered me.

Creating fantasy is a very personal thing, but you can't take the process too personally.

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.

After I had done a handful of cartoons I was satisfied with, I started submitting them to the magazines.

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.