I'm the first to admit that I can't be as good as Tolkien, and a movie can never be as good as Tolkien. — Ralph Bakshi Copy Share Image
Wizards was my homage to Tolkien in the American idiom. I had read Tolkien, understood Tolkien, and wanted to do a sort of fantasy for American kids, and that was Wizards. — Ralph Bakshi Copy Share Image
Sweetheart, I'm the biggest ripped-off cartoonist in the history of the world, and that's all I'm going to say. — Ralph Bakshi Copy Share Image
Too many of Disney animators, and a lot try to emulate Disney, are trying to hit what they call quality levels. They're boring mannerisms. — Ralph Bakshi Copy Share Image
What's most important in animation is the emotions and the ideas being portrayed. I'm a great believer of energy and emotion. — Ralph Bakshi Copy Share Image
Animation is tremendously resilient. Animation will recover, as art always recovers. There's always cycles of good art. — Ralph Bakshi Copy Share Image
I separate cartooning, which is fun and wacky and soulful, from illustration, which is very well-drawn and extremely uptight to look at. There's a… — Ralph Bakshi Copy Share Image
I animated 20 years at Terry Toons. It's important to know that animators like pizza and a raise once in a while, and you've… — Ralph Bakshi Copy Share Image
Someone's been mean to you! Tell me who it is, so I can punch him tastefully. — Ralph Bakshi Copy Share Image
Cartooning at its best is a fine art. I'm a cartoonist who works in the medium of animation, which also allows me to paint… — Ralph Bakshi Copy Share Image
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