Chuck Jones Quotes

Eschew The Ordinary, Disdain The Commonplace

Everything On Saturday Morning [cartoons] Moves Alike That's One Of The Reasons It's Not Animation. The Drawings Are Different, But Everybody Acts The Same Way, Their Feet Move The Same Way, And Everybody Runs The Same Way. It Doesn't Matter Whether It's An Alligator Or A Man Or A Baby Or Anything, They All Move The Same.

Dell Is To A Degree In The Penalty Box Because Expectations And Probable Results Have Gotten Ratcheted Down.

The Name 'chuck Jones', According To My Uncle, Limited My Choice Of Profession To Second Baseman Or Cartoonist.

In 1918, When I Was 6 Or 7 Years Old, Radio Was Just Coming Into Use In The Great War.

Humiliation And Indifference, These Are Conditions Every One Of Us Finds Unbearable — This Is Why The Coyote When Falling Is More Concerned With The Audience’s Opinion Of Him Than He Is With The Inevitable Result Of Too Much Gravity.

Early Experiences Convinced Me That Animals Can And Do Have Quite Distinct Personalities.

I Have Come To Know Bugs So Well That I No Longer Have To Think About What He Is Doing In Any Situation. I Let The Part Of Me That Is Bugs Come To The Surface, Knowing, With Regret, That I Can Never Match His Marvelous Confidence.

If You Want A Midget To Look Like A Baby, Don’t Put A Cigar In His Mouth.

When A Young Artist Asked Me For Advice On Drawing The Human Foot, I Told Him, ‘the First Thing You Must Learn Is How To Take Your Shoe Off, And Then How To Take Your Sock Off, Then Prop Your Leg Up Carefully On Your Other Knee, Take A Piece Of Paper, And Draw Your Foot.’

The Close-up, According To D.w. Griffith, Allows Subtle Changes Of Facial Expression-the Raising Of An Eyebrow Or The Flicker Of A Smile-to Become Part Of The Action.

Mark Twain's Roughing It Is A Book That Many People Don't Know About, But I Highly Recommend To Anybody At Any Age.