Top 38 Quotes by Joseph Barbera

My last days at MGM were like the fall of the Roman Empire in fast motion.

Among the great glories of the MGM lot were the vast outdoor sets that had been constructed over the years.

I hate fishing, and I can't imagine why anyone would want to hike when you can get in the car and drive.

Making cartoons means very hard work at every step of the way, but creating a successful cartoon character is the hardest work of all.

What the real world of 1941 needed most was the release and relief provided by laughter.

Creating fantasy is a very personal thing, but you can't take the process too personally.

Despite the rejection, and in violation of all the rules, I came back year after year.

I never got tired of Tom and Jerry, but I did have a dream of doing more with my life than making cartoons.

After I had done a handful of cartoons I was satisfied with, I started submitting them to the magazines.

I have spent a lot of years on the outside looking in.