The animators are absolutely extraordinary. It's mind-boggling. — Helena Bonham Carter Copy Share Image
Animators have to live life 24 times as long as we do - every 24 frames of a second. — Darren Aronofsky Copy Share Image
Animators can only draw from their own experiences of pain and shock and emotions. — Hayao Miyazaki Copy Share Image
I was mentored by great Disney animators at the end of their careers. — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
People used to want to be filmmakers and animators; now they want to make apps. — Bill Plympton Copy Share Image
In performance capture roles, it's not a committee of animators that author the role, it's the actor. I think that's a significant… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
I animated 20 years at Terry Toons. It's important to know that animators like pizza and a raise once in a while,… — Ralph Bakshi Copy Share Image
One day, I was taken into a room with 25 animators, all working on Sadness. They asked me a lot of questions,… — Phyllis Smith Copy Share Image
Programmers are very creative people. And animators are problem solvers, just as programmers are. — Edwin Catmull Copy Share Image
Paprika is evidence that Japanese animators are reaching for the moon, while most of their American counterparts remain stuck in the kiddie… — Manohla Dargis Copy Share Image
There are times when the writers ask us to improvise. Sometimes the animators are inspired by what you do, and sometimes you… — Dan Castellaneta Copy Share Image
My respect for animation has gone way up. It's a truckload of work. I have to sit with my animators the same… — Gore Verbinski Copy Share Image
You know, the only way I've found to make these pictures is with animators. You can't seem to do it with accountants… — Walt Disney Copy Share Image
To direct a genuinely animated film, you're really having meetings and discussing what you want with animators who then go off and… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
Sometimes you're talking to a tennis ball on a stick, and you have to imagine what is supposed to be there and… — Ray Fisher Copy Share Image
There's always room out there for the hand-drawn image. I personally like the imperfection of hand drawing as opposed to the slick… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
We use shorts at the studio extensively to develop talent. I always love to give opportunities for young story people, animators, layout… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
It's like, the more you commit, the happier the animators are; if you're at all iffy and concerned, then it doesn't free… — Neil Patrick Harris Copy Share Image
I get a lot of credit for Tron. They called us scene choreographers back then because the animation unit wouldn't let us… — Chris Wedge Copy Share Image
Joanna Priestley is one of the most interesting and adept personal animators and filmmakers. I have enjoyed her work for years and… — Gus Van Sant Copy Share Image
I saw 'Sleeping Beauty' when I was, like, 6 years old at the Mercury Theatre. Then, when I came to Disney, I… — John Musker Copy Share Image
We [film supervisors] always try to encourage discussion in the room because a lot of times newer animators who are just out… — Victor Navone Copy Share Image
The industry in Japan moving toward CGI is not as severe and extreme as in the U.S. The animation industry in the… — Katsuhiro Otomo Copy Share Image
We exchanged a couple of ideas and stuff like that, but that's about it. I just think ... consulting on 'Tintin' was… — Janusz Kaminski Copy Share Image
Since the waiting time required during the rendering process has been dramatically shorter in the last 10 years, I think that CGI… — Katsuhiro Otomo Copy Share Image
The animators are fantastic though. They'll shoot their own reference material, and just go into the car park or something. And they… — Chris Sanders Copy Share Image
I love the culture of animation. What stop-motion has in common with live-action is that it has many of the same departments.… — Henry Selick Copy Share Image
“I think it was surprising that we were the first group of animators, as far as I can recall, to have the… — Prestel Publishing Copy Share Image
The animators bring their own spontaneity to it as well, because when they do a take of a shot it really is… — Wes Anderson Copy Share Image
We want to be proud of our work and make sure it's worth the talent of the animators, who spent four years… — Jennifer Yuh Nelson Copy Share Image
All new tools are useful to animators, but great animation comes down to great animators. — Dean DeBlois Copy Share Image
I found a lot of animators bring a lot of baggage to the party, just that there's a certain way of doing… — Steve Dildarian Copy Share Image
As far as doing a TV special, I would have to be in control of it. I'd want my own team of… — Paul Dini Copy Share Image
I just want to make sure that I give the animators everything they need, so they have plenty of choices to match… — Mickey Rooney Copy Share Image
There's always kids who become stop motion animators. I get stuff all the time. They put it on YouTube. It's exciting to… — Henry Selick Copy Share Image
The animators working with these 3D models, they're artists, right? They're great at what they do. They're artful in how they move… — Aaron Ehasz Copy Share Image
Too many of Disney animators, and a lot try to emulate Disney, are trying to hit what they call quality levels. They're… — Ralph Bakshi Copy Share Image
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