Bill Plympton

People used to want to be filmmakers and animators; now they want to make apps.

— Bill Plympton

I listen to Emmylou Harris. She's my favorite. I don't know why, but I just feel more creative with her playing.

— Bill Plympton

I don't see why it's such a stretch for distributors, buyers, and studios to put cartoon characters into adult situations on film.

— Bill Plympton

I'd love to win an Oscar; that would be great. I hope to get a feature film that I've made get a…

— Bill Plympton

Im very happy with the success of short films. In fact, for me, the short films make more money than the features.

— Bill Plympton

America is behind Europe and Japan in terms of accepting adult ideas in animation.

— Bill Plympton

Hand-drawn animation is something that I feel really strongly about. A Pixar movie may be really great, but it looks like it…

— Bill Plympton

I think it reflects well on the state of animation that people are knowledgeable about it and love the fantasy and imagination…

— Bill Plympton

If I'm really feeling good and not having a lot of interruptions, I can do a minute of animation a day, so…

— Bill Plympton

I'm much better known in France and Germany and Spain than I am in the U.S. When I go to Russia, I…

— Bill Plympton

My films usually start with an idea that I get while walking the streets. For example, I got the idea for 'Guard…

— Bill Plympton

Being a talented artist is good, it's nice, but it's not the most important thing. I think being a good storyteller, having…

— Bill Plympton

I think it's part of the responsibility of an artist to shock, to upset, to make people think differently, and to surprise…

— Bill Plympton

I love Pixar films; I think they're the greatest filmmakers in the world. I love Disney films. 'Tangled,' was great. I loved…

— Bill Plympton

I'm not as successful as Pixar or Dreamworks, and that is disappointing to me, because I think my films are as valid…

— Bill Plympton

For me, the perfect film has no dialogue at all. It's purely a visual, emotional, visceral kind of experience. And I think…

— Bill Plympton

The amazing fact that one person can make his own film - I think animation is somewhat unique in that respect. I…

— Bill Plympton

I like the idea of seeing a film that has the artist's hand in there,a film where you can see his strokes,…

— Bill Plympton

I'm very happy with the success of short films. In fact, for me, the short films make more money than the features.

— Bill Plympton

I like to get up at six in the morning, and I draw until sometimes ten at night.

— Bill Plympton

Negotiating with Disney isn't like good cop/bad cop; it's like bad cop/Antichrist.

— Bill Plympton

I think each film I do has less and less dialogue. It really helps a lot for foreign sales, because when I…

— Bill Plympton

I look at some of my early stuff - back when I was 12 or 13 years old - and I was…

— Bill Plympton

Animation can be a full spectrum of different storytelling techniques and different genres. I think it's sad that there is only one…

— Bill Plympton