100 Quotes by Genndy Tartakovsky

In feature animation, it's kind of taboo to make a movie that's more cartoony. But I never really believed that.

In 2-D, the way you draw defines you, but in CG the computer takes away your identity.

Making a feature like 'Hotel 3' or 'Hotel 2' is kind of fun and jokey. It doesn't take itself too seriously. You could do whatever you want, basically.

I think the fate of 'Star Wars' is everlasting, which is great.

I've always thought that maybe I need to do a live-action movie, have it make a lot of money, and then come back and have a bigger budget for animation and do more with that.

For me, animation is the caricature of life. It's something that we create, from the ground up.

Luckily, as a director I can just tell people what I need and I don't need to tell them how to get it.

The last thing you want to do is blend in. You want to stand out, and hopefully in a good way.

I had done it all in my career. I always felt, as a kid, that that's what a director needed to be. Hitchcock could do anything in my mind. He's the director. That person has to be the best actor, the best designer, the best cinematographer. Then I came to realize that isn't the case. You just need to surround yourself with the best.