Andy Samberg Quotes

I'm a true fan of animation, and it's my livelihood. Live-action is secondary to me.

I find animated movies very touching. They reach an audience that's hard to get with a live-action film.

I don't like animation. I hate animation, actually.

I was a little shocked at how adult some of the humor was, because I was never that into animation before and when I watched 'Shrek' I really laughed out loud.

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.

Pixar films are not realistic. They are believable for the worlds we are creating.

I loved DreamWorks and Pixar, and I still love kids' films.

I grew up, probably like a lot of people, on cartoons. And I never thought I would have the chance to be in an animated movie. It's good also to show the world my sweet side with them.

Look at the films of Walt Disney: 'Snow White' came out in February 1938, and I can't think of another film from that year that's watched as much. The same is true of 'Bambi,' 'Dumbo'... even, frankly, 'Toy Story,' which is probably watched more than any other movie of 1995.

I'm in love with kid's stories and animation.

I don't see why it's such a stretch for distributors, buyers, and studios to put cartoon characters into adult situations on film.

A lot of people get emotional in movies that are cartoons, but not in TV shows.

There's a lot of movies, and I've made some of them that could be categorized this way, but there's definitely been a trend in animated features of all types to be a little bit cynical, if you will, to have a little bit of 'knowing' humor to them, kind of a wink to the audience.

I was disappointed that 'Tangled' didn't get nominated for Best Animated Film.

Cartoons make kids happy, and that's a great feeling.

In feature animation, it's kind of taboo to make a movie that's more cartoony. But I never really believed that.

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 doing live action movies, but there's a great job in doing animation, especially one with music.

I love animated films when they are good, because they do bring a lot of emotion and heart that's very difficult to get in a live action film.

I love cartoons. So when they came to me to make Ice Age and this sequel, I was so happy.

For a gut punch of nostalgia, consider that Saturday morning cartoons are now largely a thing of the past.

I couldn't watch '101 Dalmatians' when I was, like, nine because Cruella was too scary.

All Pixar movies are heartbreaking, aren't they?

I like watching romantic comedies and animation.

When I was younger, I used to watch a lot of cartoons.