"At first the cartoon medium was just a novelty, but it never really began to hit until we had more than tricks… until we developed personalities. We had to get beyond getting a laugh. They may roll in…"

"All you've got to do is own up to your ignorance honestly, and you'll find people who are eager to fill your head with information."

"Laughter is America's most important export."

"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing."

"I am in no sense of the word a great artist, not even a great animator; I have always had men working for me whose skills were greater than my own. I am an idea man."