I had some connections from the newspapers that I did work with up there, so there was a newspaper publisher in Hollywood, and they promised me work and so on. — Marc Davis Copy Share Image
At that time, the people that were in the animated film business were mostly guys who were unsuccessful newspaper cartoonists. In other words, their ability to draw living things was practically nil. — Marc Davis Copy Share Image
Throughout my career, when I was finished with the drawing for one film I would go up to the story department and help develop… — Marc Davis Copy Share Image
I had some connections from the newspapers that I did work with up there, so there was a newspaper publisher in Hollywood, and they… — Marc Davis Copy Share Image
The first professional training I received of any kind was when I was 14 years old and we were in Kansas City, Missouri. I… — Marc Davis Copy Share Image
Yes, the first job I had at the studio was Snow White. I don't like the term particularly, but I got stuck with the… — Marc Davis Copy Share Image
At that time, the people that were in the animated film business were mostly guys who were unsuccessful newspaper cartoonists. In other words, their… — Marc Davis Copy Share Image
Drawing is giving a performance; an artist is an actor who is not limited by the body, only by his ability and, perhaps, experience. — Marc Davis Copy Share Image
Some of these sketches were done at the very beginning of the Pirates project, when I was trying to find a direction for myself.… — Marc Davis Copy Share Image
It wasn't a problem for me drawing humans although I had originally come to the studio with the idea that what I had to… — Marc Davis Copy Share Image
There is something I feel when I animate something; you can never really understand the character you're animating unless you've had the opportunity to… — Marc Davis Copy Share Image
His feeling was the name Walt Disney represented all of us. Walt was hanging by his teeth financially and really I think he was… — Marc Davis Copy Share Image
Before I got through high school I had attended 22 different schools. In the time before I was well acquainted with the latest school,… — Marc Davis Copy Share Image
Later, my father died up in Marysville. So, my mother and I got in the car and came down to Hollywood. — Marc Davis Copy Share Image
