Open a magazine from the 1930s and '40s and look at the illustrations in it. There's nobody alive that could touch the way they could draw back then.

Quote by John Kricfalusi

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I'll let you in on a secret: I can't stand Jay Ward. I hate being...

I'll let you in on a secret: I can't stand Jay Ward. I hate being...

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...

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...

Joe Barbera's s always complaining that he can't get humor into cartoons anymore. Just do...

Joe Barbera's s always complaining that he can't get humor into cartoons anymore. Just do...

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...

One guy records the voices, another guy times the storyboard, another guy times the sheets,...

One guy records the voices, another guy times the storyboard, another guy times the sheets,...

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...

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.

Cartoonists are untrained artists, while illustrators are more trained.

Cartoonists are untrained artists, while illustrators are more trained.

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...

I dont think cartoons are only for kids, but I think kids will love anything...

I dont think cartoons are only for kids, but I think kids will love anything...

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,...

Not very many people can draw who are illustrators today.

Not very many people can draw who are illustrators today.

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...

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.

I find it very hard to sit down and create an idea or especially a...

I find it very hard to sit down and create an idea or especially a...

My style is very strong poses and expressions.

My style is very strong poses and expressions.

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.

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...

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...