Animator Quote by Ralph Bakshi

My respect for animators and animation directors has gone way, way up and it is just not something you can phone in.

— Gore Verbinski

I think all directors should be animators...

— Steven Spielberg

“I think it was surprising that we were the first group of animators, as far as I can recall, to have the opportunity to…

— Prestel Publishing

The animators are absolutely extraordinary. It's mind-boggling.

— Helena Bonham Carter

In animation, the directors are part of a huge team of animators who all have opinions, too. It's a much more democratic process. Also,…

— Alan Menken

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

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

— Ralph Bakshi

When business executives are making the artistic decisions and don't understand animation, things can go awry.

— Don Bluth

Pixar has invented much of computer animation as it's known today, and I've been very lucky to be the first traditional animator to work…

— John Lasseter

In terms of animation, animators are actors as well. They are fantastic actors. They have to draw from how they feel emotionally about the…

— Andy Serkis

It's a strange business, and unfortunately, what we do in animation is a mystery, especially the directors.

— Lee Unkrich

With my own cartoon, it was just me being goofy by myself, but when it comes to an animated film, you're working with 45…

— Gary Larson