I hired Bob at Terrytoons. He was my assistant animator, and then became an animator himself. He had just come from Boston with his family and was a brilliant draftsman as well as a great jazz guitarist. We had lots of fun nights in Greenwich Village together and then later hanging in LA. Bob worked on Fritz the Cat , Heavy Traffic , Coonskin , and on Wizards . I am terribly saddened by his passing and will miss him dearly.
I wouldn't leave Disney to do Disney. - Ralph Bakshi
I wouldn't leave Disney to do Disney.
- Ralph Bakshi
I draw what I feel, which is no more than doing my job. - Ralph Bakshi
I draw what I feel, which is no more than doing my job.
The art of cartooning is vulgarity. The only reason for cartooning to exist is to be on the edge. If you only take apart what they allow you to take … - Ralph Bakshi
The art of cartooning is vulgarity. The only reason for cartooning to exist is to be on the edge. If you only take apart what they allow you to take …
Wizards was my homage to Tolkien in the American idiom. I had read Tolkien, understood Tolkien, and wanted to do a sort of fantasy for American kids,… - Ralph Bakshi
Wizards was my homage to Tolkien in the American idiom. I had read Tolkien, understood Tolkien, and wanted to do a sort of fantasy for American kids,…
I separate cartooning, which is fun and wacky and soulful, from illustration, which is very well-drawn and extremely uptight to look at. There's a di… - Ralph Bakshi
I separate cartooning, which is fun and wacky and soulful, from illustration, which is very well-drawn and extremely uptight to look at. There's a di…
What's most important in animation is the emotions and the ideas being portrayed. I'm a great believer of energy and emotion. - Ralph Bakshi
What's most important in animation is the emotions and the ideas being portrayed. I'm a great believer of energy and emotion.
I am not interested in slickness for the sake of slickness. - Ralph Bakshi
I am not interested in slickness for the sake of slickness.
Animation is tremendously resilient. Animation will recover, as art always recovers. There's always cycles of good art. - Ralph Bakshi
Animation is tremendously resilient. Animation will recover, as art always recovers. There's always cycles of good art.
Live action writers will give you a structure, but who the hell is talking about structure? Animation is closer to jazz than some kind of classical s… - Ralph Bakshi
Live action writers will give you a structure, but who the hell is talking about structure? Animation is closer to jazz than some kind of classical s…
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