Painting does what we cannot do - it brings a three-dimensional world into a two-dimensional plane.

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We must not confuse distortion with innovation; distortion is useless change, art is beneficial change.

We must not confuse distortion with innovation; distortion is useless change, art is beneficial change.

I have to think as Bugs Bunny, not of Bugs Bunny.

I have to think as Bugs Bunny, not of Bugs Bunny.

The whole essence of good drawing - and of good thinking, perhaps - is to...

The whole essence of good drawing - and of good thinking, perhaps - is to...

Well, directing is doing the key drawings, not the key animation, mind you.

Well, directing is doing the key drawings, not the key animation, mind you.

Comedy is unusual people in real situations; farce is real people in unusual situations.

Comedy is unusual people in real situations; farce is real people in unusual situations.

The Coyote is limited, as Bugs is limited, by his anatomy.

The Coyote is limited, as Bugs is limited, by his anatomy.

There is absolutely no inevitability as long as there is the willingness to think.

There is absolutely no inevitability as long as there is the willingness to think.

The older I get, the more individuality I find in animals and the less I...

The older I get, the more individuality I find in animals and the less I...

Each character represented a trait that resides in me.

Each character represented a trait that resides in me.

Early experiences convinced me that animals can and do have quite distinct personalities.

Early experiences convinced me that animals can and do have quite distinct personalities.

Mark Twain's Roughing It is a book that many people don't know about, but I...

Mark Twain's Roughing It is a book that many people don't know about, but I...

Disney was not a good animator, he didn't draw well at all, but he was...

Disney was not a good animator, he didn't draw well at all, but he was...

When critics sit in judgment it is hard to tell where justice leaves off and...

When critics sit in judgment it is hard to tell where justice leaves off and...

In 1918, when I was 6 or 7 years old, radio was just coming into...

In 1918, when I was 6 or 7 years old, radio was just coming into...

Anxiety is the handmaiden of creativity.

Anxiety is the handmaiden of creativity.

The rules are simple. Take your work, but never yourself, seriously. Pour in the love...

The rules are simple. Take your work, but never yourself, seriously. Pour in the love...

If you want a midget to look like a baby, don't put a cigar in...

If you want a midget to look like a baby, don't put a cigar in...

I have come to know Bugs so well that I no longer have to think...

I have come to know Bugs so well that I no longer have to think...

There's only one test of a great children's book, or a great children's film, and...

There's only one test of a great children's book, or a great children's film, and...

Jackie Gleason said that comedy is the most exacting form of dramatic art, because it...

Jackie Gleason said that comedy is the most exacting form of dramatic art, because it...