Genndy Tartakovsky

I don't like to be part of the cattle. I like to just do my own thing.

— Genndy Tartakovsky

I'm very in the now; I don't like to look back a lot.

— Genndy Tartakovsky

Akira Kurosawa, David Lean and Alfred Hitchcock were the main inspirations for 'Samurai Jack,' along with a lot of '70s cinema.

— Genndy Tartakovsky

Boarding for me, like in the days of 'Dexter,' was really hard, because I couldn't draw as well, and I had people…

— Genndy Tartakovsky

Well I grew up following most of the major titles like 'Fantastic Four,' 'Spider-Man,' 'Avengers,' etc. But I had also a lot…

— Genndy Tartakovsky

For whatever reason, I think we have one type of animated movie and it's so wrong. I want to do a drama,…

— Genndy Tartakovsky

I'm super comfortable with TV, especially in my situation where I pretty much have 100% freedom. That's the ideal, and I've been…

— Genndy Tartakovsky

I read comics because of the art.

— Genndy Tartakovsky

Making a feature like 'Hotel 3' or 'Hotel 2' is kind of fun and jokey. It doesn't take itself too seriously. You…

— Genndy Tartakovsky

The whole style of 'Hotel Transylvania' isn't really goofy. Their castle, it's not super tall; it's almost normal sized.

— Genndy Tartakovsky

To me, storytelling is a mystery. Especially when you're directing.

— Genndy Tartakovsky

I'm not a violent person at all, and I don't want to show violence for violent's sake.

— Genndy Tartakovsky

I was an immigrant when I came, and one of my biggest things was I really wanted to fit in. I didn't…

— Genndy Tartakovsky

Whenever you're doing two things at once, you're compromising them both.

— Genndy Tartakovsky

TV is all about schedule and budget, and you're always fighting that.

— Genndy Tartakovsky

In 2-D, the way you draw defines you, but in CG the computer takes away your identity.

— Genndy Tartakovsky

There was a show I loved as a kid: 'The Blue Falcon & Dynomutt.'

— Genndy Tartakovsky

Watching a movie with an audience is so exciting. For me, coming from TV, you finish an episode and then it airs,…

— Genndy Tartakovsky

The funny thing is, I was not a fan of horror when I was a kid. I was scared to watch scary…

— Genndy Tartakovsky

The computer is designed to mimic reality. And in an animated world, in my perspective, that's the worst thing to do. I…

— Genndy Tartakovsky

And there is no finer moment, when I sit in a screening, and the parents and the kids are all laughing at…

— Genndy Tartakovsky

I love 'Jack' as one of my creations and would never want to change it from what it was supposed to be.…

— Genndy Tartakovsky

I always felt like as the director, I gotta be the best at everything.

— Genndy Tartakovsky

I don't want to do animation to mimic reality. I want to push reality.

— Genndy Tartakovsky

To me, the best of 'Jack' is when we have a very good, but small idea, executed to the nines.

— Genndy Tartakovsky