Animation Quote by Brad Bird

Look what Disney's done to their animation department. There wasn't an animator in charge of their animation unit!

— Ralph Bakshi

I quickly realized that this medium had a lot to offer someone like me. To do Disney-quality hand-drawn cartoons, you have to be a…

— John Lasseter

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

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

I found a lot of animators bring a lot of baggage to the party, just that there's a certain way of doing things in…

— Steve Dildarian

Disney was not a good animator, he didn't draw well at all, but he was always a great idea man, and a good writer.

— Chuck Jones

A lot of people feel that there is less artistry involved in cartoon making unless they have painstaking control of each frame.

— Lev Yilmaz

When I was a freshman in high school, I read a book about the making of Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty' called 'The Art of Animation.'…

— John Lasseter

Disney has a bible for their characters, so that people who draw Disney characters have to make them look correct.

— Trina Robbins

In Hollywood, they think drawn animation doesn't work anymore, computers are the way. They forget that the reason computers are the way is that…

— Tim Burton

Nobody does animation better than Disney; it's just that some of us wanted out of the box. Burton was one. I was another. We…

— Henry Selick

My aesthetic is not a Disney aesthetic at all, but when I met with the wonderful producers at Disney, they weren't looking for me…

— Julie Taymor