Making cartoons means very hard work at every step of the way, but creating a successful cartoon character is the hardest work of all.
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What about Mickey Mouse? Disney tried very hard to make him a star. But Mickey Mouse is more of a symbol than a real character.Joseph Barbera
My biggest kick comes from the individual fans I run into. Middle-aged men ask me when we're going to do more Johnny Quest cartoons.
Joseph Barbera
In those days, boxing was very glamorous and romantic. You listened to fights on the radio, and a good announcer made it seem like a contest between gladiators.
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When animators weren't sleeping, they were drinking.
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One of the most attractive things about writing your autobiography is that you're not dead.
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Parents look at me like I'm somebody pretty important, and say, We were raised on your characters, and now we're enjoying them all over again with our children.
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