Quotes by Bill Plympton

Bill Plympton

American animator, graphic designer and cartoonist

Lived from: 1946 -

Category: Artists

Born: 30 april 1946

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  • America is behind Europe and Japan in terms of accepting adult ideas in animation.
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  • Being a talented artist is good, it's nice, but it's not the most important thing. I think being a good storyteller, having a good idea, a good gag, is probably more important than being a great artist.
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  • For me, the perfect film has no dialogue at all. It's purely a visual, emotional, visceral kind of experience. And I think one can create wonderful depth and meaning and communication without using words. I started out as an illustrator and a cartoonist and caricature artist, so for me the visual is primary.
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  • Hand-drawn animation is something that I feel really strongly about. A Pixar movie may be really great, but it looks like it was drawn by a machine.
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  • I'm much better known in France and Germany and Spain than I am in the U.S. When I go to Russia, I get mobbed; I have groups of fans waiting for me out in the hotel lobby, waiting for me to come down off the elevator. In China, I almost got beat up because people were trying to get me to do a drawing for them.
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  • I'm not as successful as Pixar or Dreamworks, and that is disappointing to me, because I think my films are as valid as a Pixar film. I think there's an audience for my films. I know there's a market for someone like Quentin Tarantino, who basically does adult cartoons in live action.
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  • I'm very happy with the success of short films. In fact, for me, the short films make more money than the features.
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  • If I'm really feeling good and not having a lot of interruptions, I can do a minute of animation a day, so theoretically, I could do a film in three months without any interruptions.
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  • My films usually start with an idea that I get while walking the streets. For example, I got the idea for 'Guard Dog' when I was walking in the park and I saw a dog barking at a bird.
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  • People used to want to be filmmakers and animators; now they want to make apps.
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What are the most famous quotes from Bill Plympton?

The two most famous quotes from Bill Plympton are:

  • "America is behind Europe and Japan in terms of accepting adult ideas in animation."
  • "Being a talented artist is good, it's nice, but it's not the most important thing. I think being a good storyteller, having a good idea, a good gag, is probably more important than being a great artist."

When did Bill Plympton live?

Bill Plympton is still alive and was born in 1946.