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> [You can draw Family Guy when you're 10 years old. You don't have to get any better than that to become a professional cartoonist. The standards are extremely low.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kricfalusi/you-can-draw-family-guy-when-you-re-10-years-old-you-don-t-have-to/)

[John Kricfalusi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-kricfalusi/)

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## More by John Kricfalusi

> [My intended audience was everybody. I just want to make cartoons for human beings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kricfalusi/my-intended-audience-was-everybody-i-just-want-to-make-cartoons-for/)

[John Kricfalusi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-kricfalusi/)

> [There are artists who are writers, but there was no such thing as cartoons that were written by somebody who couldn't draw.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kricfalusi/there-are-artists-who-are-writers-but-there-was-no-such-thing-as/)

[John Kricfalusi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-kricfalusi/)

> [Mel Blanc has been gone for 30 years, even though he's still around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kricfalusi/mel-blanc-has-been-gone-for-30-years-even-though-he-s-still-around/)

[John Kricfalusi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-kricfalusi/)

> [The generic Canadian style of illustration is different from the generic American style.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kricfalusi/the-generic-canadian-style-of-illustration-is-different-from-the/)

[John Kricfalusi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-kricfalusi/)

> [If you're reading a comic strip, you can read it at any speed you want. But with film and music, the audience has to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kricfalusi/if-you-re-reading-a-comic-strip-you-can-read-it-at-any-speed-you-want/)

[John Kricfalusi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-kricfalusi/)

> [I don t think cartoons are only for kids, but I think kids will love anything as long as it's visually interesting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kricfalusi/i-don-t-think-cartoons-are-only-for-kids-but-i-think-kids-will-love/)

[John Kricfalusi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-kricfalusi/)

> [My style is very strong poses and expressions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kricfalusi/my-style-is-very-strong-poses-and-expressions/)

[John Kricfalusi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-kricfalusi/)

> [As soon as I found out how compartmentalized the industry was, I realized, Well, no wonder the cartoons are so bad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kricfalusi/as-soon-as-i-found-out-how-compartmentalized-the-industry-was-i/)

[John Kricfalusi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-kricfalusi/)

> [Not very many people can draw who are illustrators today.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kricfalusi/not-very-many-people-can-draw-who-are-illustrators-today/)

[John Kricfalusi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-kricfalusi/)

> [You can draw Family Guy when you're 10 years old. You don't have to get any better than that to become a professional cartoonist.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kricfalusi/you-can-draw-family-guy-when-you-re-10-years-old-you-don-t-have-to/)

[John Kricfalusi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-kricfalusi/)

> [I used to watch nature shows and laugh at them. Everyone thought I was crazy. "Why are you laughing at a nature show?" Isn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kricfalusi/i-used-to-watch-nature-shows-and-laugh-at-them-everyone-thought-i-was/)

[John Kricfalusi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-kricfalusi/)

> [From 20 years of experience hiring artists out of the schools, I know-they get worse every year. They're absolutely ridiculously retarded now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kricfalusi/from-20-years-of-experience-hiring-artists-out-of-the-schools-i-know/)

[John Kricfalusi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-kricfalusi/)

> [The only character I ever remember actually creating in a flash of inspiration was George Liquor. God planted that in my head in an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kricfalusi/the-only-character-i-ever-remember-actually-creating-in-a-flash-of/)

[John Kricfalusi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-kricfalusi/)

> [I influenced the BG style by not being able to draw perspective. The BG artists developed cool graphic painting styles to make my bad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kricfalusi/i-influenced-the-bg-style-by-not-being-able-to-draw-perspective-the/)

[John Kricfalusi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-kricfalusi/)

> [To make something look real and alive, nothing can be symmetrical because nothing in real life is symmetrical. You have to make it look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kricfalusi/to-make-something-look-real-and-alive-nothing-can-be-symmetrical/)

[John Kricfalusi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-kricfalusi/)

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