I think hand-drawn animation can be something really special. If the character design is quite simple it has the ability to allow people to easily relate to the characters in a special manner.

There are so many versions of every story because every storyteller tells the story differently.

A cartoon character isn't a specific person. It isn't Tom Cruise or George Clooney playing the part, it's a character that could be you. It's easier for you to get drawn into it in a special way.

Technology is the friend of traditional animation. It doesn't have to replace it. It can help you do it.

Folklore is always changing and evolving for new audiences.

I like drawing. I like to spend the day drawing, the process is important for me. Drawing is a just a pleasure and it's nice to keep it going.

Each one you take is a commitment. If you break that commitment, the gods of alcohol will punish you with a hangover so bad you'll think Satan himself took a dump on you. -Milo

Dream research is a wonderful field. All you do is sleep for a living.

Washington is a place where good ideas go to die.

Animation has always been about technology. You can't have animation without technology.

I was sympathetic to virtually all groups that wanted to get away from the old system.

There is an excess both in happiness and misery above our power of sensation.

Two things I dislike about my granddaughter - when she won't take her afternoon nap, and when she won't let me take mine.

It might be scary because you're taking a risk, but at the end of the day you can say you tried.

I still consider myself a young actor, I'm 34; I still view it as the beginning of my career. You can get infatuated with acting in a way that makes you less an actor than an acting appreciator.

To be 'in the will of God' is not a matter of intellectual discernment, but a state of heart.