--- title: "4 Hotel Quotes By Genndy Tartakovsky" description: "4 Hotel quotes by Genndy Tartakovsky. Plus more from Genndy Tartakovsky and more Hotel sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d8/genndy-tartakovsky-4747_animation_i-didn-t-want-hotel-transylvania-to-be-t_575308.jpg" --- > [I didn't want 'Hotel Transylvania' to be the nail in the coffin for cartoony animation. Because if the movie failed, I could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/genndy-tartakovsky/i-didn-t-want-hotel-transylvania-to-be-the-nail-in-the-coffin-for/) [Genndy Tartakovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/genndy-tartakovsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d8/genndy-tartakovsky-4747_animation_i-didn-t-want-hotel-transylvania-to-be-t_575308.jpg) > [Making a feature like 'Hotel 3' or 'Hotel 2' is kind of fun and jokey. It doesn't take itself too seriously. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/genndy-tartakovsky/making-a-feature-like-hotel-3-or-hotel-2-is-kind-of-fun-and-jokey-it/) [Genndy Tartakovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/genndy-tartakovsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/833/genndy-tartakovsky-4747_fun_making-a-feature-like-hotel-3-or-hotel-2_2191512.jpg) > [The whole style of 'Hotel Transylvania' isn't really goofy. Their castle, it's not super tall; it's almost normal sized.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/genndy-tartakovsky/the-whole-style-of-hotel-transylvania-isn-t-really-goofy-their-castle/) [Genndy Tartakovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/genndy-tartakovsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72d/genndy-tartakovsky-4747_castle_the-whole-style-of-hotel-transylvania-is_2256383.jpg) > [The funny thing is, I was not a fan of horror when I was a kid. I was scared to watch scary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/genndy-tartakovsky/the-funny-thing-is-i-was-not-a-fan-of-horror-when-i-was-a-kid-i-was/) [Genndy Tartakovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/genndy-tartakovsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75b/genndy-tartakovsky-4747_funny_the-funny-thing-is-i-was-not-a-fan-of-ho_2516592.jpg) ## Other authors on Hotel - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-mitch-hedberg-68629.jpg) Mitch Hedberg 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hotel/mitch-hedberg/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henny-youngman-41319.jpg) Henny Youngman 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hotel/henny-youngman/) - [Ritesh Agarwal 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hotel/ritesh-agarwal/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-fran-lebowitz-35316.jpg) Fran Lebowitz 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hotel/fran-lebowitz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-moby-68765.jpg) Moby 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hotel/moby/) - [Jarod Kintz 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hotel/jarod-kintz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-diane-von-furstenberg-29285.jpg) Diane von Furstenberg 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hotel/diane-von-furstenberg/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-rob-lowe-79376.jpg) Rob Lowe 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hotel/rob-lowe/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-dave-barry-27009.jpg) Dave Barry 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hotel/dave-barry/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jim-gaffigan-49756.jpg) Jim Gaffigan 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hotel/jim-gaffigan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bill-bryson-17856.jpg) Bill Bryson 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hotel/bill-bryson/) ## More by Genndy Tartakovsky > [I love the way the long scenes feel - one of the characteristics of '70s filmmaking is that you don't cut around a lot;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/genndy-tartakovsky/i-love-the-way-the-long-scenes-feel-one-of-the-characteristics-of-70s/) [Genndy Tartakovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/genndy-tartakovsky/) > [In feature animation, cartoony or exaggerated animation is almost taboo. There is this precedent that if you do that kind of stuff people won't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/genndy-tartakovsky/in-feature-animation-cartoony-or-exaggerated-animation-is-almost/) [Genndy Tartakovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/genndy-tartakovsky/) > [I've always felt that kids are a lot smarter than we've given them credit for, but we've never given them a chance to figure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/genndy-tartakovsky/i-ve-always-felt-that-kids-are-a-lot-smarter-than-we-ve-given-them/) [Genndy Tartakovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/genndy-tartakovsky/) > [One night I was sick and I watched the old black and white 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers.' And it freaked me out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/genndy-tartakovsky/one-night-i-was-sick-and-i-watched-the-old-black-and-white-invasion/) [Genndy Tartakovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/genndy-tartakovsky/) > [I have been very fortunate for the most part of my career when it comes to support and trust.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/genndy-tartakovsky/i-have-been-very-fortunate-for-the-most-part-of-my-career-when-it/) [Genndy Tartakovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/genndy-tartakovsky/) > [If you don't believe your general, you're not going to go into battle knowing you're going to die.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/genndy-tartakovsky/if-you-don-t-believe-your-general-you-re-not-going-to-go-into-battle/) [Genndy Tartakovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/genndy-tartakovsky/) > [If you look back at Disney's 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' or 'Pocahontas,' animated films were trying to get more and more real before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/genndy-tartakovsky/if-you-look-back-at-disney-s-the-hunchback-of-notre-dame-or/) [Genndy Tartakovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/genndy-tartakovsky/) > [I try not to be in my head too much, I just try to do what feels right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/genndy-tartakovsky/i-try-not-to-be-in-my-head-too-much-i-just-try-to-do-what-feels-right/) [Genndy Tartakovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/genndy-tartakovsky/) > [For me, CG tends to feel watered down and it becomes cold because it's so perfect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/genndy-tartakovsky/for-me-cg-tends-to-feel-watered-down-and-it-becomes-cold-because-it-s/) [Genndy Tartakovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/genndy-tartakovsky/) > [Stories are important, but I'm really into characters, and if you can give birth to a good one, that's true success.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/genndy-tartakovsky/stories-are-important-but-i-m-really-into-characters-and-if-you-can/) [Genndy Tartakovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/genndy-tartakovsky/) > [I'm a true fan of animation, and it's my livelihood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/genndy-tartakovsky/i-m-a-true-fan-of-animation-and-it-s-my-livelihood/) [Genndy Tartakovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/genndy-tartakovsky/) > [I'm not sure comics sustain mortgage, and the house, and three kids.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/genndy-tartakovsky/i-m-not-sure-comics-sustain-mortgage-and-the-house-and-three-kids/) [Genndy Tartakovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/genndy-tartakovsky/) > [I was thirty when I did 'Jack.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/genndy-tartakovsky/i-was-thirty-when-i-did-jack/) [Genndy Tartakovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/genndy-tartakovsky/) > [For me, animation is the caricature of life. It's something that we create, from the ground up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/genndy-tartakovsky/for-me-animation-is-the-caricature-of-life-it-s-something-that-we/) [Genndy Tartakovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/genndy-tartakovsky/) > [It makes things very easy when the people you are working for have trust and believe in you and actually really like and respect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/genndy-tartakovsky/it-makes-things-very-easy-when-the-people-you-are-working-for-have/) [Genndy Tartakovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/genndy-tartakovsky/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hotel/genndy-tartakovsky/#itemlist", "name": "4 Hotel Quotes By Genndy Tartakovsky", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I didn't want 'Hotel Transylvania' to be the nail in the coffin for cartoony animation. 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