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Ralph Bakshi

"Film has to describe and show."

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"Sweetheart, I'm the biggest ripped-off cartoonist in the history of the world, and that's all I'm going to say."
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"Disney had such a hold on the mind of America-they were Adolf Hitler. The whole country thought Disney was some sort of god and that animation was some sort of pure thing for children."
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"I'm the first to admit that I can't be as good as Tolkien, and a movie can never be as good as Tolkien."
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"I'm having the same problems today that I had when I first started, saying that outrageous adult animation works."
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"Too many of Disney animators, and a lot try to emulate Disney, are trying to hit what they call quality levels. They're boring mannerisms."
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"What's most important in animation is the emotions and the ideas being portrayed. I'm a great believer of energy and emotion."
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