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In cartoons, in movies, time passes differently. There are flashbacks and flashfowards.

When you are in a live-action movie, you have so many more options to express yourself. You can use your body and your gestures and facial expressions. When you are doing an animated movie, you really only have your voice.

I've never really thought about competing with cartoons. If it ever gets to that point, then just shoot me.

In an animated film you can do whatever you want, but that doesn't mean you should do everything you want.

In cartoons and in improv, anything can happen. You can be any character you want. The rules of real life don't always apply.

If an actor only comes alive when he has lines to say, it doesn't work, and the same goes for illustrated characters.

Animation is a great way to work. No early morning call times, no make-up chair. In live action, you're always fighting the clock; the sun is always going down too soon.

I've been told that some guy wrote something like, 'Andy Serkis does everything, animators do nothing.' Of course I never in a million years said that, wouldn't ever say that. It's not within my understanding of filmmaking to ever say anything like that.

Making cartoons means very hard work at every step of the way, but creating a successful cartoon character is the hardest work of all.