Eschew the ordinary, disdain
Eschew the ordinary, disdain the commonplace Chuck Jones
Chuck Jones
Everything on Saturday morning
Everything on Saturday morning [cartoons] moves alike that’s one of the reasons it’s not animation. The drawings are different, but everybody acts the same way, their feet move the same way, and everybody runs the same way. It doesn’t matter whether it’s an alligator or a man or a baby or anything, they all move … Read more
I’m not a believer
I’m not a believer in putting designers off in an ivory tower. They need to have a voice at the table so they can identify where and why design can make a difference. We also need to understand the business issues. If we don’t make our numbers this quarter, we don’t earn the right to … Read more
Dell is to a
Dell is to a degree in the penalty box because expectations and probable results have gotten ratcheted down. Chuck Jones
In 1918, when I
In 1918, when I was 6 or 7 years old, radio was just coming into use in the Great War. Chuck Jones
The name ‘Chuck Jones’,
The name ‘Chuck Jones’, according to my uncle, limited my choice of profession to second baseman or cartoonist. Chuck Jones
Humiliation and indifference, these
Humiliation and indifference, these are conditions every one of us finds unbearable — this is why the Coyote when falling is more concerned with the audience’s opinion of him than he is with the inevitable result of too much gravity. Chuck Jones
Early experiences convinced me
Early experiences convinced me that animals can and do have quite distinct personalities. Chuck Jones
I have come to
I have come to know Bugs so well that I no longer have to think about what he is doing in any situation. I let the part of me that is Bugs come to the surface, knowing, with regret, that I can never match his marvelous confidence. Chuck Jones
The close-up, according to
The close-up, according to D.W. Griffith, allows subtle changes of facial expression-the raising of an eyebrow or the flicker of a smile-to become part of the action. Chuck Jones