There's a lot of comic book inspiration and stuff I do that people probably won't recognize. I grew up in the '70s, so there's a lot of little things, like 'Three's Company' and 'Gilligan's Island.' Those shows were the foundation… — Genndy Tartakovsky Copy Share Image
Akira Kurosawa, David Lean and Alfred Hitchcock were the main inspirations for 'Samurai Jack,' along with a lot of '70s cinema. — Genndy Tartakovsky Copy Share Image
I love the way the long scenes feel - one of the characteristics of '70s filmmaking is that you don't cut around a lot;… — Genndy Tartakovsky Copy Share Image
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… — Genndy Tartakovsky Copy Share Image
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… — Genndy Tartakovsky Copy Share Image
One night I was sick and I watched the old black and white 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers.' And it freaked me out. — Genndy Tartakovsky Copy Share Image
I have been very fortunate for the most part of my career when it comes to support and trust. — Genndy Tartakovsky Copy Share Image
If you don't believe your general, you're not going to go into battle knowing you're going to die. — Genndy Tartakovsky Copy Share Image
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… — Genndy Tartakovsky Copy Share Image
I try not to be in my head too much, I just try to do what feels right. — Genndy Tartakovsky Copy Share Image
For me, CG tends to feel watered down and it becomes cold because it's so perfect. — Genndy Tartakovsky Copy Share Image
Stories are important, but I'm really into characters, and if you can give birth to a good one, that's true success. — Genndy Tartakovsky Copy Share Image
I'm not sure comics sustain mortgage, and the house, and three kids. — Genndy Tartakovsky Copy Share Image
