I find it very hard to sit down and create an idea or especially a new character on command. Usually my characters evolve by accident out of some story context.

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If you're a kid wanting to be a cartoonist today, and you're looking at Family...

If you're a kid wanting to be a cartoonist today, and you're looking at Family...

The generic Canadian style of illustration is different from the generic American style.

The generic Canadian style of illustration is different from the generic American style.

Open a magazine from the 1930s and '40s and look at the illustrations in it....

Open a magazine from the 1930s and '40s and look at the illustrations in it....

You buy any book on color theory today, and it's just complete poppycock. Everybody comes...

You buy any book on color theory today, and it's just complete poppycock. Everybody comes...

There's tons of people with talent; it's the system that's all screwed up.

There's tons of people with talent; it's the system that's all screwed up.

Cartoonists are untrained artists, while illustrators are more trained.

Cartoonists are untrained artists, while illustrators are more trained.

From 20 years of experience hiring artists out of the schools, I know-they get worse...

From 20 years of experience hiring artists out of the schools, I know-they get worse...

I influenced the BG style by not being able to draw perspective. The BG artists...

I influenced the BG style by not being able to draw perspective. The BG artists...

Mel Blanc has been gone for 30 years, even though he's still around.

Mel Blanc has been gone for 30 years, even though he's still around.

The storyboard department doesn't talk to the layout department, which doesn't talk to the writing...

The storyboard department doesn't talk to the layout department, which doesn't talk to the writing...

You can draw Family Guy when you're 10 years old. You don't have to get...

You can draw Family Guy when you're 10 years old. You don't have to get...

In old movies, the cinematography is a thousand times better than anything today. Writing, a...

In old movies, the cinematography is a thousand times better than anything today. Writing, a...

To make something look real and alive, nothing can be symmetrical because nothing in real...

To make something look real and alive, nothing can be symmetrical because nothing in real...

George Liquor is really the richest character I have. I'm amazed there aren't 365 episodes...

George Liquor is really the richest character I have. I'm amazed there aren't 365 episodes...

Schools are really bad now. Schools are not only bad in reading, writing and arithmetic,...

Schools are really bad now. Schools are not only bad in reading, writing and arithmetic,...

All artists get better with age. The more you draw, the better you're going to...

All artists get better with age. The more you draw, the better you're going to...

As soon as I found out how compartmentalized the industry was, I realized, Well, no...

As soon as I found out how compartmentalized the industry was, I realized, Well, no...

Not very many people can draw who are illustrators today.

Not very many people can draw who are illustrators today.

My intended audience was everybody. I just want to make cartoons for human beings.

My intended audience was everybody. I just want to make cartoons for human beings.

The only character I ever remember actually creating in a flash of inspiration was George...

The only character I ever remember actually creating in a flash of inspiration was George...