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

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.

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.

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

I don't know anyone who enjoys going to the hospital. To help remedy this, I got an idea to create what a Laugh Room in the pediatric ward of hospitals.

My last days at MGM were like the fall of the Roman Empire in fast motion.

I learned long ago to accept the fact that not everything I create will see the light of day.