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

Quote by Chuck Jones

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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...

I'm still astonished that somebody would offer me a job and pay me to do...

I'm still astonished that somebody would offer me a job and pay me to do...

Comedy is a very, very, very stringent business.

Comedy is a very, very, very stringent business.

Fog and smog should not be confused and are easily separated by color.

Fog and smog should not be confused and are easily separated by color.

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...

Once you have heard a strange audience burst into laughter at a film you directed,...

Once you have heard a strange audience burst into laughter at a film you directed,...

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...

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.

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

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

Each character represented a trait that resides in me.

Each character represented a trait that resides in me.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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 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.

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...

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

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

The author O. Henry taught me about the value of the unexpected. He once wrote...

The author O. Henry taught me about the value of the unexpected. He once wrote...