Joseph Barbera
Joseph Barbera
Joseph Roland "Joe" Barberawas an American animator, director, producer, storyboard artist, and cartoon artist, whose film and television cartoon characters entertained millions of fans worldwide for much of the 20th century...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCartoonist
Date of Birth24 March 1911
CountryUnited States of America
want littles publicity
Publicity gets more than a little tiring. You want it, you need it, you crave it, and you're scared as hell when it stops.
years rejection violation
Despite the rejection, and in violation of all the rules, I came back year after year.
disappointment california despair
Los Angeles was an impression of failure, of disappointment, of despair, and of oddly makeshift lives. This is California? I thought.
stars real character
What about Mickey Mouse? Disney tried very hard to make him a star. But Mickey Mouse is more of a symbol than a real character.
fighting romantic-love boxing
In those days, boxing was very glamorous and romantic. You listened to fights on the radio, and a good announcer made it seem like a contest between gladiators.
kids more-time alone-time
I don't know that I spent any more time alone than any other kid, but being by myself never bothered me.
laughter real heartless
What the real world of 1941 needed most was the release and relief provided by laughter.
should-have years impulsive
My marriage had been impulsive. That marriage should have been short-lived instead of the 23 years it spanned.
writing attractive-things attractive
One of the most attractive things about writing your autobiography is that you're not dead.
children character parent
Parents look at me like I'm somebody pretty important, and say, We were raised on your characters, and now we're enjoying them all over again with our children.
play rats actors
I was convinced there as only one actor to play Templeton the Rat, and that was Tony Randall.
drinking sleep animator
When animators weren't sleeping, they were drinking.
american-cartoonist few pitches
You keep pitching. Most of the pitches run wild. A few are caught.
american-cartoonist basket chasing hope mouse point stop
I hope we don't get to the point where we have to have the cat stop chasing the mouse to teach him glassblowing and basket weaving.