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19 quotes by Bill Plympton

Bill Plympton (born April 30, 1946) is an American animator, graphic designer, cartoonist, director, screenwriter and producer best known for his 1987 Academy Award-nominated animated short Your Face and his series of shorts Guard Dog, Guide Dog, Hot Dog and Horn Dog.
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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... →

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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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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... →

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America is behind Europe and Japan in terms of accepting adult ideas in animation.

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I think it reflects well on the state of animation that people are knowledgeable about it and love the fantasy and imagination that goes into it.

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I think it's part of the responsibility of an artist to shock, to upset, to make people think differently, and to surprise people. And that's... →

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People used to want to be filmmakers and animators; now they want to make apps.

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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... →

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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... →

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I like to get up at six in the morning, and I draw until sometimes ten at night.

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I don't see why it's such a stretch for distributors, buyers, and studios to put cartoon characters into adult situations on film.

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I love Pixar films; I think they're the greatest filmmakers in the world. I love Disney films. 'Tangled,' was great. I loved 'How to... →

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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... →

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