“The Disney animators' rules on adult females: mothers are perfect but ...” — Richard Corliss Quote

“The Disney animators' rules on adult females: mothers are perfect but imperiled; stepmothers are wicked and occasionally homicidal; godmothers are sweet things with magical powers.”

“In film schools of the future, professors will teach 'Tammy' as an object lesson in Making Everything Go Wrong.”

“Soviet moviegoers gazed enviously on the jalopy that took the Joads from Oklahoma to California. The message Russians took from 'The Grapes of Wrath': even the poorest capitalists have cars!”

“The animators working with these 3D models, they're artists, right? They're great at what they do. They're artful in how they move characters about.”

“I think stop-motion has always been semi-obsolete. And stop-motion animators - people like myself - love it so much that we're always going to be looking for new ways to make our films.”

“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.”