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
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
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
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
I have been very fortunate for the most part of my career when it comes to support and trust. — Genndy Tartakovsky Copy Share
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
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
I try not to be in my head too much, I just try to do what feels right. — Genndy Tartakovsky Copy Share
For me, CG tends to feel watered down and it becomes cold because it's so perfect. — Genndy Tartakovsky Copy Share
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
For me, animation is the caricature of life. It's something that we create, from the ground up. — Genndy Tartakovsky Copy Share
It makes things very easy when the people you are working for have trust and believe in you and actually really like and respect… — Genndy Tartakovsky Copy Share
