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

Quote by Chuck Jones

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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...

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

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

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

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

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 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...

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,...

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.

Each character represented a trait that resides in me.

Each character represented a trait that resides in me.

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...

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...

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.

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...

Anxiety is the handmaiden of creativity.

Anxiety is the handmaiden of creativity.

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.