--- title: "3 Walter Lantz Quotes" description: "Walter Benjamin Lantz was an American cartoonist, animator, producer and director best known for founding Walter Lantz Productions and creating Woody Wo..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/978/walter-lantz-81255_bucks_i-m-just-a-little-old-cartoonist-tryin-t_22131.jpg" --- # Walter Lantz **3** quotes in **37** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Walter Benjamin Lantz was an American cartoonist, animator, producer and director best known for founding Walter Lantz Productions and creating Woody Woodpecker. ## Quotes by Walter Lantz > [I'm just a little old cartoonist, tryin' to make a buck.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-lantz/i-m-just-a-little-old-cartoonist-tryin-to-make-a-buck/) [Walter Lantz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-lantz/) [Bucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bucks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/978/walter-lantz-81255_bucks_i-m-just-a-little-old-cartoonist-tryin-t_22131.jpg) > [I never tried to make a cartoon for a certain age bracket. I just tried to make entertaining pictures. That's why they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-lantz/i-never-tried-to-make-a-cartoon-for-a-certain-age-bracket-i-just/) [Walter Lantz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-lantz/) [Age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f68/walter-lantz-81255_age_i-never-tried-to-make-a-cartoon-for-a-ce_227152.jpg) > [The fascinating thing about the studio was that there was no story department. They would put a little notice up on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-lantz/the-fascinating-thing-about-the-studio-was-that-there-was-no-story/) [Walter Lantz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-lantz/) [Boards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boards/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b1/walter-lantz-81255_boards_the-fascinating-thing-about-the-studio-w_309082.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-lantz/#itemlist", "name": "Walter Lantz Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm just a little old cartoonist, tryin' to make a buck.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Walter Lantz" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-lantz/i-m-just-a-little-old-cartoonist-tryin-to-make-a-buck/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/978/walter-lantz-81255_bucks_i-m-just-a-little-old-cartoonist-tryin-t_22131.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/978/walter-lantz-81255_bucks_i-m-just-a-little-old-cartoonist-tryin-t_22131.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/978/walter-lantz-81255_bucks_i-m-just-a-little-old-cartoonist-tryin-t_22131.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm just a little old cartoonist, tryin' to make a buck.” — Walter Lantz", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I never tried to make a cartoon for a certain age bracket. 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