Animator Quote by Ashly Burch

As I got into the animation, as I learned more about the business, I learned that you need a lot of people to do…

— Jeff Smith

I absolutely think that hand-drawn animation is valid and I actually hope to do one in the future with a large budget.

— Brad Bird

The cost of an animated film really comes down to man hours. If you gather together world-class talent, then the question becomes how do…

— Chris Meledandri

To try and raise a budget for a film that is strictly for adults and both strong and graphic in content is not easy,…

— Dario Argento

I think that I would like to have that kind of a budget [hundreds millions dollars] and I think the reasons for it are…

— Duncan Jones

Filmmaking is a very privileged art form. It costs a lot of money to make these things.

— Barry Jenkins

I do not draw any of the pictures for my movies as an animator. The reason for that is that I am terribly lucky…

— Mamoru Hosoda

After I script the movie, I have to storyboard it out, I have to budget it, and I have to understand if I can…

— David Twohy

My livelihood depends on the art of animators.

— Andy Serkis

There's always room out there for the hand-drawn image. I personally like the imperfection of hand drawing as opposed to the slick look of…

— Matt Groening

I've been working in computer animation for 25 years. I'm obviously a devotee of the technology. I just think it's the one aspect of…

— Chris Wedge

As long as you keep your budgets small, there's a way of making films.

— Andrea Arnold