Animation Quotes

220 quotes by 135 authors

I think 2-D animation disappeared from Disney because they made so many uninteresting films. They became very conservative in the way they created them. It's… — Hayao Miyazaki
This dim coolness of my room was to the broad daylight of the street what the shadow is to the sunbeam, that is to say… — Marcel Proust
Clutter and mess show us that life is being lived...Tidiness makes me think of held breath, of suspended animation... Perfectionism is a mean, frozen form… — Anne Lamott
Perfectionism means that you try desperately not to leave so much mess to clean up. But clutter and mess show us that life is being… — Anne Lamott
And what, you ask, does writing teach us? First and foremost, it reminds us that we are alive and that it is gift and a… — Ray Bradbury
If [hand-drawn animation] is a dying craft, we can't do anything about it. Civilization moves on. Where are all the fresco painters now? Where are… — Hayao Miyazaki
[on the future of hand-drawn animation] I'm actually not that worried. I wouldn't give up on it completely. Once in a while there are strange,… — Hayao Miyazaki
Animation is not just for children - it's also for adults who take drugs. — Paul McCartney
...Desire, a function central to all human experience, is the desire for nothing nameable. And at the same time this desire lies at the origin… — Jacques Lacan
Intelligence, goodness, humanity, excitement, serenity. Over time, these are the things that change the musculature of your face, as do laughter, and animation, and especially… — Anne Lamott
Celebrity is a mask that eats into the face. As soon as one is aware of being somebody, to be watched and listened to with… — John Updike
I learned my lesson that in the live-action world, you have to earn the support of people over a very, very long time. And in… — Henry Selick
I learned how to do stop-frame animation and I experimented with that a lot, and pretty much that was my mode of animating through high… — David Bolinsky
One of the great sources of employment for people with Ph.D.s in geometry is the animation industry. — Margaret Wertheim
The great thing about the animation process is that is goes from, I write the lines, it goes to the actors, the actors bring a… — Michael Arndt
In live-action, writing, production, and editing happen in discrete stages. In animation, they overlap - happening simultaneously. This allows a real dialogue to occur between… — Michael Arndt
The people that are fans of animation are really the people that are keeping the art form of animation alive. If you like cartoons, support… — Kari Wahlgren
I was a film major with a concentration in animation. — Seth MacFarlane
In computer animation, every detail has to be thought out, designed, modeled, shaded, placed and lit. The more you add, the more computer memory you… — John Lasseter
Of all studios that should be doing 2-D animation, it should be Disney. — John Lasseter

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