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

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.

Cartooning at its best is a fine art. I'm a cartoonist who works in the medium of animation, which also allows me to paint my cartoons.

John [Kricfalusi] is so arrogant. He thinks he's me!

Lord of the Rings made me realize that I'm not interested in doing anyone else's work.

Disney had such a hold on the mind of America-they were Adolf Hitler. The whole country thought Disney was some sort of god and that animation was some sort of pure thing for children.

My good films were independent and my bad films were not.