Genndy Tartakovsky

I was an immigrant when I came, and one of my biggest things was I really wanted to fit in. I didn't want to be, 'Oh, look at that guy;' I wanted to be part of the crowd. Which is a weird thing, because the more successful I got, the more out of the crowd I became. ”

Boarding for me, like in the days of 'Dexter,' was really hard, because I couldn't draw as well, and I had people around me who drew really well, so it was hard. ”

I watching this Disney documentary, and I'm not Disney, but I was thinking about Mickey Mouse and he became an icon. Walt moved onto other things but he made him exist. I was thinking, 'Wow, is 'Samurai Jack' my 'Mickey Mouse?' Am I stupid to stop working on it?' ”

I have been very fortunate for the most part of my career when it comes to support and trust. ”

Stories are important, but I'm really into characters, and if you can give birth to a good one, that's true success. ”

I'm a true fan of animation, and it's my livelihood. ”

I remember arguing with my dad to let me dress up to go to a Halloween party in seventh grade, but I never in my childhood went trick-or-treating. ”

You can't have a beauty scene for beauty's sake. ”

There's nothing like watching hand-drawn animation on the big screen. ”

If you have a character who wins all the time - well, if you have a character that loses and wins, it makes him more alive. Bugs Bunny, for example, didn't always win. ”