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Chuck Jones quotes

American Director September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002

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The rules are simple. Take your work, but never yourself, seriously. Pour in the love and whatever skill you have, and it will come out. Chuck Jones
Chuck Jones quote: "You've got a million bad drawings in you; you better get started."
You've got a million bad drawings in you; you better get started. Chuck Jones
Chuck Jones quote: "We must not confuse distortion with innovation; distortion is..."
We must not confuse distortion with innovation; distortion is useless change, art is beneficial change. Chuck Jones
The whole essence of good drawing - and of good thinking, perhaps - is to work a subject down to the simplest form possible and still have it believable for what it is meant to be. Chuck Jones
Chuck Jones quote: "Disney was not a good animator, he didn't draw well at all,..."
Disney was not a good animator, he didn't draw well at all, but he was always a great idea man, and a good writer. Chuck Jones
There's only one test of a great children's book, or a great children's film, and that is this: If it can be read or viewed with pleasure by adults, then it has the chance to be a great children's film, or a great children's book. Chuck Jones
Chuck Jones quote: "The only time a wife listens to her husband is when he's asleep."
The only time a wife listens to her husband is when he's asleep. Chuck Jones
The author O. Henry taught me about the value of the unexpected. He once wrote about the noise of flowers and the smell of birds - the birds were chickens and the flowers dried sunflowers rattling against a wall. Chuck Jones
Chuck Jones quote: "A lion's work hours are only when he's hungry; once he's..."
A lion's work hours are only when he's hungry; once he's satisfied, the predator and prey live peacefully together. Chuck Jones
Chuck Jones quote: "If you start with character, you probably will end up with..."
If you start with character, you probably will end up with good drawings. Chuck Jones
If you make a fool of yourself in front of a cat, he will sneer at you, if you are sober; he will leave the room if you are drunk. If you make a fool of yourself in front a dog, he will make a fool of himself, too. Chuck Jones
Chuck Jones quote: "The only thing an adult can give a child is time."
The only thing an adult can give a child is time. Chuck Jones
Chuck Jones quote: "Jackie Gleason said that comedy is the most exacting form of..."
Jackie Gleason said that comedy is the most exacting form of dramatic art, because it has an instant critic: laughter. Chuck Jones
Human beings will line up for miles to buy a bucket of catastrophes, but don't try selling sunshine and light - you'll go broke. Chuck Jones
Chuck Jones quote: "Mark Twain's Roughing It is a book that many people don't know..."
Mark Twain's Roughing It is a book that many people don't know about, but I highly recommend to anybody at any age. Chuck Jones

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