I think each film I do has less and less dialogue. It really helps a lot for foreign sales, because when I go to Europe, there's very little problem with communication. All the gags are visual. The music they can understand, and it helps communicate a lot better. Bill Plympton communicatecommunicationdialogue share on social
I look at some of my early stuff - back when I was 12 or 13 years old - and I was already doing cross-hatching back then. I don't know where I picked that up. I think I was in a hurry, and I wanted to shade something really fast, and I tried cross-hatching a shadow. Bill Plympton backcrossearly share on social
I don't see why it's such a stretch for distributors, buyers, and studios to put cartoon characters into adult situations on film. Bill Plympton adultbuyercartoon Change image and share on social
I listen to Emmylou Harris. She's my favorite. I don't know why, but I just feel more creative with her playing. Bill Plympton creativeemmyloufavorite Change image and share on social
Hand-drawn animation is something that I feel really strongly about. A Pixar movie may be really great, but it looks like it was drawn by a machine. Bill Plympton animationdrawfeel Change image and share on social
Being a talented artist is good, it's nice, but it's not the most important thing. I think being a good storyteller, having a good idea, a good gag, is probably more important than being a great artist. Bill Plympton artistgaggood share on social
America is behind Europe and Japan in terms of accepting adult ideas in animation. Bill Plympton acceptadultamerica Change image and share on social
People used to want to be filmmakers and animators; now they want to make apps. Bill Plympton animatorappfilmmaker Change image and share on social
I'm very happy with the success of short films. In fact, for me, the short films make more money than the features. Bill Plympton factfeaturefilm Change image and share on social
I'm not as successful as Pixar or Dreamworks, and that is disappointing to me, because I think my films are as valid as a Pixar film. I think there's an audience for my films. I know there's a market for someone like Quentin Tarantino, who basically does adult cartoons in live action. Bill Plympton actionadultaudience share on social
