You can draw Family Guy when you're 10 years old. You don't have to get any better than that to become a professional cartoonist. The standards are extremely low.

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To make something look real and alive, nothing can be symmetrical because nothing in real...

To make something look real and alive, nothing can be symmetrical because nothing in real...

The storyboard department doesn't talk to the layout department, which doesn't talk to the writing...

The storyboard department doesn't talk to the layout department, which doesn't talk to the writing...

If you're a kid wanting to be a cartoonist today, and you're looking at Family...

If you're a kid wanting to be a cartoonist today, and you're looking at Family...

I'll let you in on a secret: I can't stand Jay Ward. I hate being...

I'll let you in on a secret: I can't stand Jay Ward. I hate being...

One guy records the voices, another guy times the storyboard, another guy times the sheets,...

One guy records the voices, another guy times the storyboard, another guy times the sheets,...

The generic Canadian style of illustration is different from the generic American style.

The generic Canadian style of illustration is different from the generic American style.

Most cartoons are those colors. They have been for 35 years.

Most cartoons are those colors. They have been for 35 years.

My style is very strong poses and expressions.

My style is very strong poses and expressions.

You buy any book on color theory today, and it's just complete poppycock. Everybody comes...

You buy any book on color theory today, and it's just complete poppycock. Everybody comes...

My intended audience was everybody. I just want to make cartoons for human beings.

My intended audience was everybody. I just want to make cartoons for human beings.

Not very many people can draw who are illustrators today.

Not very many people can draw who are illustrators today.

I find it very hard to sit down and create an idea or especially a...

I find it very hard to sit down and create an idea or especially a...

From 20 years of experience hiring artists out of the schools, I know-they get worse...

From 20 years of experience hiring artists out of the schools, I know-they get worse...

I influenced the BG style by not being able to draw perspective. The BG artists...

I influenced the BG style by not being able to draw perspective. The BG artists...

The only character I ever remember actually creating in a flash of inspiration was George...

The only character I ever remember actually creating in a flash of inspiration was George...

Kids cannot follow stories. They don't know what the hell is going on in a...

Kids cannot follow stories. They don't know what the hell is going on in a...

Mel Blanc has been gone for 30 years, even though he's still around.

Mel Blanc has been gone for 30 years, even though he's still around.

As soon as I found out how compartmentalized the industry was, I realized, Well, no...

As soon as I found out how compartmentalized the industry was, I realized, Well, no...

All artists get better with age. The more you draw, the better you're going to...

All artists get better with age. The more you draw, the better you're going to...

Open a magazine from the 1930s and '40s and look at the illustrations in it....

Open a magazine from the 1930s and '40s and look at the illustrations in it....