William Hanna Quotes

My first film was a comedy, but after that I went always into more heavier stuff.

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

I would like to be in tons of different types of movies and do different things. I like action movies, and with 'Mr. Peabody and Sherman', I got to see a historical movie, too.

I'm as happy doing 'Postman Pat' as I am doing 'Hamlet.'

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 design on Tarzan's face, but the traditional animation was spectacular.

I've been a huge animation fan since I was a kid, so the idea of seeing my characters in full motion on the big screen is completely mind-blowing.

I love Disney movies.

I have an affinity for Disney and the Princess.

I did 10 years of comedies and 10 years of Westerns. I really like to stay away from car chases. I prefer the more intimate film. You have a much more direct association with the emotions.

Making cartoons means very hard work at every step of the way, but creating a successful cartoon character is the hardest work of all.

There are so many romantic comedies made, but very few dramas or love stories. And with a love story, you have to take time to develop three-dimensional characters.

I love all the Pixar movies, and I like 'Happy Feet Two.' 'Cause it has a lot of babies.

One thing I always heard from the begining when I talked about this being a movie - was that the rule is that animated movies don't work unless they're Disney movies for kids. Unless they're family movies.

I would be very, very bored doing light little comedies for my entire career.

I just want to be with great teachers. If that means I'm in a horror film with good teachers, I'll do another horror film. But I would love to branch out and do more comedy or just more straight dramas.

Everyone at Junction Point has been inspired by the creative folks at Pixar and Disney Feature Animation to make 'entertainment for everyone.'

When I was nine years old I use to copy - not trace - the covers of the Donald Duck comics. Many years later I became a close friend of Jack Hannah, the director of the Donald Duck film shorts.

When Disney was creating Elsa, they based a lot of her movements on that of a ballerina, which was interesting for me to find out because I actually did ballet years ago. That definitely informed some of the ways I made her walk and move.

Good drama, challenging drama - and comedy for that matter - has a place in the daytime schedule.

I love comedy, but I actually do prefer drama because I am already animated as a human being.

'A Bug's Life' is a really funny movie and the characters have such different personalities. The movie is happy and then gets really sad and I'm like, W'hoa, I'm feeling this way and this movie is about bugs!'

The only cartoon I ever liked was 'Fantasia.'

I just love everything that Disney and Pixar do. Not only do they do beautiful films, but they have great messages for kids.

A lot of my income has been derived from voicing Disney and family programming.

There was a guy that I got to know pretty well - Joe Grant. He was one of the creators of Dumbo and worked side-by-side with Disney. Being a total Disney nerd, I was obsessed with asking him questions. He was 92 when I got to know him.