History Quotes by Ralph Bakshi

Sweetheart, I'm the biggest ripped-off cartoonist in the history of the world, and that's all I'm going to say.

— Ralph Bakshi

As an artist, I want to interpret my feelings

— Ralph Bakshi

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.

— Ralph Bakshi

What's most important in animation is the emotions and the ideas being portrayed. I'm a great believer of energy and emotion.

— Ralph Bakshi

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

— Ralph Bakshi

I separate cartooning, which is fun and wacky and soulful, from illustration, which is very well-drawn and extremely uptight to look at. There's a…

— Ralph Bakshi

I draw what I feel, which is no more than doing my job.

— Ralph Bakshi

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

— Ralph Bakshi

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…

— Ralph Bakshi

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

— Ralph Bakshi

Someone's been mean to you! Tell me who it is, so I can punch him tastefully.

— Ralph Bakshi

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…

— Ralph Bakshi