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I love animated movies in general. I like making them.

I've never stopped loving cartoons. I loved cartoons as a kid. I can still look at them and enjoy them.

I used to teach animation history classes at the University of Texas, and I wrote my master's thesis on cartoons. I just love cartoons.

The best thing about animated-feature people is that they are very laid-back people. You feel like you're showing up for a backyard barbecue.

People who get into animation tend to be kids. We don't have to grow up. But also, animators are great observers, and there's this childlike wonder and interest in the world, the observation of little things that happen in life.

Tell me that you don't like cartoons, and I think there's something wrong with you. I don't understand why people don't like cartoons.

I do enjoy animated movies.

What I love most about animation is, it's a team sport, and everything we do is about pure imagination.

In terms of animation, animators are actors as well. They are fantastic actors. They have to draw from how they feel emotionally about the beat of a scene that they're working on. They work collaboratively.

Cartooning at its best is a fine art. I'm a cartoonist who works in the medium of animation, which also allows me to paint my cartoons.