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

As an artist, I want to interpret my feelings

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.

Too many of Disney animators, and a lot try to emulate Disney, are trying to hit what they call quality levels. They're boring mannerisms.

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

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.

Most of the animated films I watched, the emotions are all prepackaged like canned music, the hand actions, the sighs.