For a long time I wanted to be a comic strip artist but when I started doing them in my teens they were getting really elaborate with tons of poses and a lot of information.

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One of the main things I do is focus on ideas and what stories we...

One of the main things I do is focus on ideas and what stories we...

The shows are either 11 or 22 minutes and they move pretty quickly, and that's...

The shows are either 11 or 22 minutes and they move pretty quickly, and that's...

It really just gives you a sense of when you need to have dialogue and...

It really just gives you a sense of when you need to have dialogue and...

I'm hoping that word-of-mouth on the film - people seeing it and liking it -...

I'm hoping that word-of-mouth on the film - people seeing it and liking it -...

Basicly I'm in charge of all creative aspects of the show.

Basicly I'm in charge of all creative aspects of the show.

Anything you see on the screen was at one point approved by me.

Anything you see on the screen was at one point approved by me.

We chose the actors thru a series of auditions when we started the show.

We chose the actors thru a series of auditions when we started the show.

The reason they look the way they do is that the first drawing I did...

The reason they look the way they do is that the first drawing I did...

Well, for one thing, the executives in charge at Cartoon Network are cartoon fans. I...

Well, for one thing, the executives in charge at Cartoon Network are cartoon fans. I...

Yes, it's a prequel. It tells the story about how the girls were born with...

Yes, it's a prequel. It tells the story about how the girls were born with...

Basicly what I had to do was do a 7 minute board and pitch it...

Basicly what I had to do was do a 7 minute board and pitch it...

I'm a geeky toy collector, and to have toys of your own characters is unbelievably...

I'm a geeky toy collector, and to have toys of your own characters is unbelievably...

So what I do is supervise the boarding process trying to get the shows the...

So what I do is supervise the boarding process trying to get the shows the...

The storyboard artists job is to plan out shot for shot the whole show, write...

The storyboard artists job is to plan out shot for shot the whole show, write...

First, there was 2 Stupid Dogs. Then, Dexter's Laboratory. And now, Powerpuff Girls. There were...

First, there was 2 Stupid Dogs. Then, Dexter's Laboratory. And now, Powerpuff Girls. There were...

I've been drawing since I was about 3 and I come from a family of...

I've been drawing since I was about 3 and I come from a family of...

There's a lot you can do without words.

There's a lot you can do without words.

I'm always thinking about what I might want to do next, but there's still things...

I'm always thinking about what I might want to do next, but there's still things...

But to me what seems to be missing in a lot of portfolios is Cartooning.

But to me what seems to be missing in a lot of portfolios is Cartooning.