Animated Quote by Mike Judge

“I keep wondering why the Academy decided that they needed a separate category for animated films just at a moment when there are a…

— Newton Lee

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

— Emilie de Ravin

Mainstream animated movies are dumbed-down and sanitised: they make the world in their own image rather than exploring the limitless possibilities that are out…

— Nick Park

There is a sense that animated movies are suddenly a genre. I just don't believe they are; it's a technique to tell a story.

— Gore Verbinski

As a mother, I've seen a lot of animated movies, and, I've got to say, there's so much crap out there for children.

— Kathryn Hahn

Look, it's a mainstream animated movie, and how often are those considered thought provoking? It's meant to be a great time at the theater,…

— Brad Bird

Each film has its processes. It doesn't mean that all animated films have to be like "Boy and the World," but creators have to…

— Alex Abreu

Historically, there's been a degree of sameness to animated films.

— Travis Knight

With the quality of films it seems animation can do almost anything these days. It’s amazing what goes on. But for us it’s always…

— Klay Hall

Walt Disney wasn't making films for kids. Neither were the Muppets. A lot of the great, really cool films, they weren't making them for…

— Pete Docter

The idea of an animated film is you always kind of get a little bit daunted by it as a filmmaker because it feels…

— Peter Jackson

What makes a good animated movie is being able to balance adult and knowing in-jokes and also just out and out funny things that…

— Benedict Cumberbatch