One of the best animated films I've seen come out of Disney was the Tarzan movie. I wasn't crazy about the story or the design on Tarzan's face, but the traditional animation was spectacular.

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.

Someone's been mean to you! Tell me who it is, so I can punch him tastefully.

All the old great companies were run by guys who knew what an animator meant, and guys who knew how to draw. All the companies today are run by executives.

I had the X rating on my films. Now they do as much on The Simpsons as I got an X rating for Fritz the Cat.

I'm from the East Coast. I love the city. I love the characters. I love the kind of people we are, the kind other people look at in amazement.

Sweetheart, I'm the biggest ripped-off cartoonist in the history of the world, and that's all I'm going to say.