Animator Quote by Chuck Jones

The quality and success of Disney was actually bad for us animators because everyone on the planet thought that animation was only for kids…

— Michel Ocelot

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

As an actor and singer, I loved to draw and I thought animation was a perfect combination of all those things.

— Rob Minkoff

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

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

I think of Ray Harryhausen's work - I knew his name before I knew any actor or director's names. His films had an impact…

— Tim Burton

I wanted to do a cartoon at some point and having someone like Disney keeping me in mind was really great. The timing was…

— Wilmer Valderrama

At that time, the people that were in the animated film business were mostly guys who were unsuccessful newspaper cartoonists. In other words, their…

— Marc Davis

I don't know if I really watched any Disney animation as a kid.

— Emilie de Ravin

One of the best animated films I've seen come out of Disney was the Tarzan movie. I wasn't crazy about the story or the…

— Ralph Bakshi

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

— Ralph Bakshi

If Picasso walked into Disney looking for a job, they would throw him out on the street. Couldn't draw good enough.

— T Bone Burnett