Chuck Jones

In 1918, when I was 6 or 7 years old, radio was just coming into use in the Great War. ”

We must not confuse distortion with innovation; distortion is useless change, art is beneficial change. ”

I'm still astonished that somebody would offer me a job and pay me to do what I wanted to do. ”

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

The rules are simple. Take your work, but never yourself, seriously. Pour in the love and whatever skill you have, and it will come out. ”

Early experiences convinced me that animals can and do have quite distinct personalities. ”

Comedy is a very, very, very stringent business. ”

Jackie Gleason said that comedy is the most exacting form of dramatic art, because it has an instant critic: laughter. ”

Comedy is unusual people in real situations; farce is real people in unusual situations. ”

Well, directing is doing the key drawings, not the key animation, mind you. ”