Ernest Cline

I notice when I'm at a party where I don't know anybody - even if I have nothing in common with somebody - we can still talk because we were raised by the same TV and cartoons and movies.

American Novelist

Harland Williams

I just tried to create a life for myself that's full of fun and fantasy and things that equal laughter. My life's been cartoons and comedy and acting, and it's just been a fun life, man.

Canadian Actor

Gordon Smith

Newspapers across the country and the world have published cartoons that have gone beyond reasonable differences of opinion and expanded into the realm of antisemitism.

American Politician

Jack McBrayer

In cartoons and in improv, anything can happen. You can be any character you want. The rules of real life don't always apply.

American Actor

Walt Disney

I try to build a full personality for each of our cartoon characters - to make them personalities.

American Businessman

Blake Farenthold

I see our veterans as American heroes, not as cartoon characters.

Joan Collins

Yes, I love playing cartoony characters. Been known for that.

American Actress

Robert Crumb

The fine-art world knows very little about the cartoon world.

American Artist

Billy Corgan

I don't wanna play this kind of cartoon character anymore.

American Musician

Alex Hirsch

Not a lot of people get to say, 'I'm a cartoon character.

American Writer

Cartoons often use humor or satire, exaggerating features or situations for effect.

Humor Emphasis

'Cartoon' can mean a moving animation, usually associated with entertainment for children but enjoyed by all ages.

Animation Understanding

Some cartoons become cultural icons and are recognized worldwide.

Cultural Icon

'Cartoon' in art refers to a preliminary outline, the first step before the final piece.

Artistic Blueprint

Historically, the term 'cartoon' was used for prepatory designs in frescoes during the Renaissance.

Historical Use

In a technical or artistic context, a 'cartoon' is not necessarily humorous.

Technical Term

 was three there is a program on TV about jobs most kids didn't know about when I understood that an animator makes the cartoons I saw on TV I immediately said that's what I want to be I don't know if I said mentally or out loud but that was a greatly defining moment in my life

How to start your own...

 They're activating mini-neurons all in a row. So, this is a version of what happens in real life and this another version of what happens in real life all the time. In fact, cartoonists know about this. They put these blur lines in their cartoons and it means to your motion.

Why do we see illusions?...

 From bombs to guns to cannons, gunpowder left its mark on the world in some pretty terrible ways, in contrast to the beautiful marks it can leave in the air. So, how does black powder propel fireworks into the sky? You might have seen old Westerns or cartoons

The deadly irony of...

 I would do birthday parties, weddings, divorces, anything for anyone who wanted to use my services. But, most importantly, while I was traveling, I taught children cartooning, and in exchange, I learned how to be spontaneous. And mad and crazy and fun.

My 5 lives as an artist...

 But how can a medium that is on the surface so simple have so much influence and at times be so meaningful? Let's look at what a cartoon is. It starts with an idea. The idea can be verbal, written in words, or it can be visual. A visual idea is simply

Inside a cartoonist's...

 has been to collaborate with international cartoonists, which I so enjoy, and it's given me a greater appreciation for the power of cartoons to get at the truth, to get at the issues quickly and succinctly. And not only that, it can get to the viewer

Liza Donnelly: Drawing...

 you guys are making my life miserable because track pads used to be round, a nice round shape. That makes a good cartoon. But what are you going to do with a flat track pad, those square things? There's nothing I can do as a cartoonist.

Patrick Chappatte: The...

 Meet the nurdles. They may be tiny, look harmless, and sound like a bunch of cartoon characters, but don't be fooled. These little guys are plotting ocean domination. Nurdles are some of the planet's most pervasive pollutants,

The nurdles' quest for...

 there was a Popeye cartoon when olive oil was walking on a building being built and every time she was about to step off a girder came that's my life my

The Man Behind a...

 definitely forced nature you aren't you she reminds me of that cartoon