The rise of anime had to happen. If the Japanese could tell better American stories, it would go through the roof. They still tell stories which are very much oriental. I take my hat off to them.

Every character in each of my movies is a different side of myself.

It's curtains for you, Mighty Mouse! This gun is so futuristic that even I don't know how it works!

I am not interested in slickness for the sake of slickness.

Animation is tremendously resilient. Animation will recover, as art always recovers. There's always cycles of good art.

Painting pictures didn't make me a lot of money. I have to eat.

I wouldn't leave Disney to do Disney.