Animator Quotations | Page 2

Pixar has invented much of computer animation as it's known today, and I've been very lucky to be the first traditional animator to work with computer animation.

Louie is an animator and illustrator by trade, and I can tell you that the pages he has been turning in have been stunning.

I saw 'Sleeping Beauty' when I was, like, 6 years old at the Mercury Theatre. Then, when I came to Disney, I was in the company of these wonderful artists. People like Glen Keane, like Mark Henn, who were brilliant animators who could really bring these things to life.

The wonderful thing about the talking dog collars in 'UP' is that we were able to hear the thoughts of the dogs without moving their mouths or emoting like a human. The dogs could pant, scratch, and move the way dogs truly do. The animators studied the movements of many dogs, and we had a dog specialist come in and talk to us about dog behavior.

Boosting the industry's workforce with fresh animators to enable the studios to meet global demand is the most formidable challenge the industry faces.

My first ambition was to be an animator for Walt Disney. Then I wanted to be a magazine cartoonist.

There are times when the writers ask us to improvise. Sometimes the animators are inspired by what you do, and sometimes you are inspired by what the animators do

He has been a tremendous influence on my career and on most animators and animation directors around the world.

I was an animator for a while early on, but a 2D animator.

I just want to make sure that I give the animators everything they need, so they have plenty of choices to match their animation.