Well, for one thing, the executives in charge at Cartoon Network are cartoon fans. I mean, these are people who grew up loving animation and loving cartoons, and the only difference between them and me is they don't know how…

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The shows are either 11 or 22 minutes and they move pretty quickly, and that's...

The shows are either 11 or 22 minutes and they move pretty quickly, and that's...

But to me what seems to be missing in a lot of portfolios is Cartooning.

But to me what seems to be missing in a lot of portfolios is Cartooning.

I'm a geeky toy collector, and to have toys of your own characters is unbelievably...

I'm a geeky toy collector, and to have toys of your own characters is unbelievably...

For a long time I wanted to be a comic strip artist but when I...

For a long time I wanted to be a comic strip artist but when I...

The reason they look the way they do is that the first drawing I did...

The reason they look the way they do is that the first drawing I did...

Basicly I'm in charge of all creative aspects of the show.

Basicly I'm in charge of all creative aspects of the show.

So what I do is supervise the boarding process trying to get the shows the...

So what I do is supervise the boarding process trying to get the shows the...

I'm always thinking about what I might want to do next, but there's still things...

I'm always thinking about what I might want to do next, but there's still things...

It really just gives you a sense of when you need to have dialogue and...

It really just gives you a sense of when you need to have dialogue and...

One of the main things I do is focus on ideas and what stories we...

One of the main things I do is focus on ideas and what stories we...

Yes, it's a prequel. It tells the story about how the girls were born with...

Yes, it's a prequel. It tells the story about how the girls were born with...

I'm hoping that word-of-mouth on the film - people seeing it and liking it -...

I'm hoping that word-of-mouth on the film - people seeing it and liking it -...

Basicly what I had to do was do a 7 minute board and pitch it...

Basicly what I had to do was do a 7 minute board and pitch it...

There's a lot you can do without words.

There's a lot you can do without words.

First, there was 2 Stupid Dogs. Then, Dexter's Laboratory. And now, Powerpuff Girls. There were...

First, there was 2 Stupid Dogs. Then, Dexter's Laboratory. And now, Powerpuff Girls. There were...

I started working at Hanna-Barbera in '92 on 2 Stupid Dogs.

I started working at Hanna-Barbera in '92 on 2 Stupid Dogs.

The storyboard artists job is to plan out shot for shot the whole show, write...

The storyboard artists job is to plan out shot for shot the whole show, write...

Anything you see on the screen was at one point approved by me.

Anything you see on the screen was at one point approved by me.

I've been drawing since I was about 3 and I come from a family of...

I've been drawing since I was about 3 and I come from a family of...

We chose the actors thru a series of auditions when we started the show.

We chose the actors thru a series of auditions when we started the show.