The rules are simple. Take your work, but never yourself, seriously. Pour in the love and whatever skill you have, and it will come out.

Quote by Chuck Jones

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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...

I started reading when I was about three, a little over three.

I started reading when I was about three, a little over three.

Human beings will line up for miles to buy a bucket of catastrophes, but don't...

Human beings will line up for miles to buy a bucket of catastrophes, but don't...

The only time a wife listens to her husband is when he's asleep.

The only time a wife listens to her husband is when he's asleep.

Each character represented a trait that resides in me.

Each character represented a trait that resides in me.

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...

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...

If you start with character, you probably will end up with good drawings.

If you start with character, you probably will end up with good drawings.

A lion's work hours are only when he's hungry; once he's satisfied, the predator and...

A lion's work hours are only when he's hungry; once he's satisfied, the predator and...

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...

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.

The only thing an adult can give a child is time.

The only thing an adult can give a child is time.

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...

Anyone can negatively criticize - it is the cheapest of all comment because it requires...

Anyone can negatively criticize - it is the cheapest of all comment because it requires...

Anxiety is the handmaiden of creativity.

Anxiety is the handmaiden of creativity.

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

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

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...

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 to think as Bugs Bunny, not of Bugs Bunny.

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

Comedy is a very, very, very stringent business.

Comedy is a very, very, very stringent business.