At that time, the people that were in the animated film business were mostly guys who were unsuccessful newspaper cartoonists. In other words, their ability to draw living things was practically nil.

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There is something I feel when I animate something; you can never really understand the...

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I joined Walt Disney, went to work, December 2nd 1935, so obviously, I'm not too...

I joined Walt Disney, went to work, December 2nd 1935, so obviously, I'm not too...

Animation had been done before, but stories were never told.

Animation had been done before, but stories were never told.

Drawing is giving a performance; an artist is an actor who is not limited by...

Drawing is giving a performance; an artist is an actor who is not limited by...

Before I got through high school I had attended 22 different schools. In the time...

Before I got through high school I had attended 22 different schools. In the time...

My father was something of a rainbow-chaser.

My father was something of a rainbow-chaser.

What we were in on, really, was the invention of animation.

What we were in on, really, was the invention of animation.

Throughout my career, when I was finished with the drawing for one film I would...

Throughout my career, when I was finished with the drawing for one film I would...

His feeling was the name Walt Disney represented all of us. Walt was hanging by...

His feeling was the name Walt Disney represented all of us. Walt was hanging by...

The first professional training I received of any kind was when I was 14 years...

The first professional training I received of any kind was when I was 14 years...

Later, my father died up in Marysville. So, my mother and I got in the...

Later, my father died up in Marysville. So, my mother and I got in the...

Disney had made such a great deal of money on Snow White that the banks...

Disney had made such a great deal of money on Snow White that the banks...

I had some connections from the newspapers that I did work with up there, so...

I had some connections from the newspapers that I did work with up there, so...

Yes, the first job I had at the studio was Snow White. I don't like...

Yes, the first job I had at the studio was Snow White. I don't like...

It wasn't a problem for me drawing humans although I had originally come to the...

It wasn't a problem for me drawing humans although I had originally come to the...

Some of these sketches were done at the very beginning of the Pirates project, when...

Some of these sketches were done at the very beginning of the Pirates project, when...