When I Say I Get Inspiration From

I Think Talent Decides Everything. More Than The Method, What's Important Is The Talent Using It. There's Nothing Inherently Wrong Or Right About A Method, Whether It Be Pencil Drawings Or 3-d Cg. Pencil Drawings Don't Have To Go Away, But Those Who Continue To Use The Medium Lack Talent. So Sadly, It Will Fade Away.

In Order To Grow Your Audience, You Must Betray Their Expectations.

I Wish I Was Better At Art. I Love Some Of The Great Artists Of The 19th Century And, Compared To Them, I Just Feel I Lack This Technique That They Had. They Have So Much Skill.

[on The Future Of Hand-drawn Animation] I'm Actually Not That Worried. I Wouldn't Give Up On It Completely. Once In A While There Are Strange, Rich People Who Like To Invest In Odd Things. You're Going To Have People In The Corners Of Garages Making Cartoons To Please Themselves. And I'm More Interested In Those People Than I Am In Big Business.

Prizes Do Not Mean Anything To Me. I Think It Is More Important To Make A Child Aware Of The Existence Of A Weird Creature Like A Water Spider That Breathes Through Its Backside.