Ralph Bakshi
Ralph Bakshi
Ralph Bakshiis an American director of animated and live-action films. In the 1970s, he established an alternative to mainstream animation through independent and adult-oriented productions. Between 1972 and 1992, he directed nine theatrically released feature films, five of which he wrote. He has been involved in numerous television projects as director, writer, producer and animator...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCartoonist
Date of Birth29 October 1938
CountryUnited States of America
I thought I had the rights to The Lord of the Rings. I don't know how Jackson ended up with the rights.
What's most important in animation is the emotions and the ideas being portrayed. I'm a great believer of energy and emotion.
As an artist, I want to interpret my feelings - not run across the street and ask what my mother thinks.
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.
Live action writers will give you a structure, but who the hell is talking about structure? Animation is closer to jazz than some kind of classical stage structure.
I am not interested in slickness for the sake of slickness.
My good films were independent and my bad films were not.
They say I'm a revolutionary, but they're all wrong.
Sweetheart, I'm the biggest ripped-off cartoonist in the history of the world, and that's all I'm going to say.
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.
My movies continue to be found and be sold because there's something going on in them.
Painting pictures didn't make me a lot of money. I have to eat.
Look what Disney's done to their animation department. There wasn't an animator in charge of their animation unit!
You cant second-guess yourself as a filmmaker.