Ralph Bakshi

“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.”

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

“I animated 20 years at Terry Toons. It's important to know that animators like pizza and a raise once in a while, and you've got to treat them with love.”

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

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

“I'm the first to admit that I can't be as good as Tolkien, and a movie can never be as good as Tolkien.”

“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.”

“You can't second-guess yourself as a filmmaker.”

“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.”

“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.”