Animated Storytelling Quotes

I really love 'Pocahontas.' Today I was watching 'Aladdin.' It's a classic; you can't beat it.

I think the No. 1 lesson I learned from 'The Simpsons' was just that animation could be as funny as live-action. That animation could be funnier than live-action. That animation didn't have to just be for kids.

I think the best movie ever made was 'Dumbo.'

Doing animation is great fun. It's like a different world.

The people you're turning to for advice are all people making Disney movies, so we had these amazing meetings where you'd see John Lasseter, and then next to him is Jen Lee, the director of Frozen. Next to her is Pete Docter, who's working on Inside Out.

I learned so much from the writing on 'King of the Hill', which I thought was just magnificent. They would let real moments happen in this animated, one-dimensional world. I feel like I've been in school this whole time.

I was an avid anime watcher until I was about 10, when I moved to manga. I think I am influenced by Osamu Tezuka's and Walt Disney's works which I watched during that time, such as Tetsuwan Atom and 101 Dalmatians.

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.

The cartoon me writes the books cartoon people read in the cartoon world, because they need things to read there too.

When in doubt, resort to animation.

Speaking for the one field which I feel definitely qualified to comment on, I fully believe the animated picture will emerge as one of the greatest mediums, not only of entertainment but also of education.

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

It's been my ambition for about 30 years to do a full- length animation film.

Animation, for me, is a wonderful art form. I never understood why the studios wanted to stop making animation. Maybe they felt that the audiences around the world only wanted to watch computer animation. I didn't understand that, because I don't think ever in the history of cinema did the medium of a film make that film entertaining or not. What I've always felt is, what audiences like to watch are really good movies.

I'm not ashamed to say that I cried at an animation movie

Animation is different from other parts. Its language is the language of caricature.

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.

When she told a story, she rolled her eyes and waved her head and was very dramatic.

I grew up watching classic animation, and I have always felt that the roots of animation is in fantasy and taking it in places that you can't go, any other way.

Tone is an interesting question because part of the inspiration of looking to song is that Geisel himself - when you think about his animated version of The Grinch - embraced the idea of using songs in unconventional ways, as part of conveying a narrative. The use of music, in this film, is very unconventional, which I love.

That's what's great about animation: It's collegial, and it's all about collaboration. Any good animated film is good for animation.

You can be moved by an animated film and not by a live action film. There could be great inspiration in and humanity in that animated story.

Animation isn't the illusion of life; it is life

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

The good thing about animation is that you can affect it. If something is not working, then you just fix it.