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Animation Quotes

Movement drawn by hand.

These animation quotes trace a lifelong obsession, from calling yourself a cartoon nerd as a kid to the well-known definition that treats animation as an Art of hand-drawn motion, not just moving pictures.

I was a big comic, cartoon, animation nerd.

Quotes by Winston Duke

Since I was a kid, I've always been obsessed with animation.

Quotes by Tye Sheridan

I'm in love with kid's stories and animation.

Quotes by Toni Braxton

In animation, action is changing so quickly that there's really not a lot of suspended moments.

Quotes by Thomas Newman

Always Quotes

I usually have 10 different animation projects going at a time.

Quotes by Tara Strong

In the '70s, as a kid, someone took me to a Tournee of Animation festival at the L.A. County Museum of Art.

Quotes by Stephen Hillenburg

I have not grown up on movies. I didn't watch much films in my childhood, but I was fond of animation films.

Quotes by Sonakshi Sinha

My mental faculties remained in suspended animation while I obeyed the orders of the higher-ups. This is typical with everyone in the military.

Quotes by Smedley Butler

I loved 'The Matrix,' so when they asked me to do some animation relating to it, I was thrilled.

Quotes by Shinichiro Watanabe

Art Quotes

I wrote a big animation scene for 'Iron Fists,' but we couldn't afford all that.

Quotes by Rza

I ran development and programming at Disney TV animation. We did a lot of cartoons.

Quotes by Roy Price

I love great animation.

Quotes by Ron Perlman

I brought in the stories many times. I don't just do animation.

Quotes by Ray Harryhausen

Look what Disney's done to their animation department. There wasn't an animator in charge of their animation unit!

Quotes by Ralph Bakshi

Been Quotes

I miss animation very passionately. Not continuously, but every once in a while I would die to do another film.

Quotes by Ralph Bakshi

It's a hilarious part of my past, all the sitcoms I did in the '80s. And then all the animation - animation is amazing. It's really been great.

Quotes by Pamela Adlon

Animation is not the art of drawings that move but the art of movements that are drawn.

Quotes by Norman McLaren

I was always into cartoons and animation.

Quotes by Nonito Donaire

I've loved all forms of animation.

Quotes by Ming-Na Wen

Big Quotes

I always wanted to do animation.

Quotes by Martellus Bennett

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these animation quotes have in common?
They describe a lifelong pull toward the medium, from being a cartoon nerd as a kid to staying obsessed with animation into adulthood.
Is there a famous definition of animation quoted here?
Yes, one classic line defines animation as drawn motion itself, not simply drawings that happen to move.
Do any quotes mention comics alongside animation?
Yes, one speaker describes being a huge fan of comics, cartoons, and animation all at once.
Is animation shown as a childhood interest here?
Yes, more than one voice traces the fascination back to childhood, describing themselves as always drawn to cartoons.
What page connects to animation as a creative form?
Our Art quotes collection covers the same creative territory these animation quotes touch on.

Each voice here has always been pulled toward the form, a thread that connects naturally to anything filed under Big creative passions.