I started doing cartoons when I was about 21. I never thought I would be a cartoonist. It happened behind my back. I was always a painter and drawer.
I was unable to sleep and I would stay up and draw these little cartoons. Then a friend showed them around. Before I knew it I was a cartoonist.
I never got tired of Tom and Jerry, but I did have a dream of doing more with my life than making cartoons.
I first pitched the idea of doing a series of cartoons based on Bible stories. They didn't much like it.
After I had done a handful of cartoons I was satisfied with, I started submitting them to the magazines.
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.
Making cartoons means very hard work at every step of the way, but creating a successful cartoon character is the hardest work of all.
Cartooning at its best is a fine art. I'm a cartoonist who works in the medium of animation, which also allows me to paint my cartoons.
Cartoons have always been an enjoyment to me... a relaxation... I get my ideas from everyday events.
The Gorillaz cartoons seem more real to me than the actual people on TV. Because at least you know that there's some intelligence behind the cartoons, and there's a lot of work that's gone into it, so it can't all be just a lie.