Drawing is giving a performance; an artist is an actor who is not limited by the body, only by his ability and, perhaps, experience. Marc Davis abilityactorartist Change image and share on social
Later, my father died up in Marysville. So, my mother and I got in the car and came down to Hollywood. Marc Davis cardiefather Change image and share on social
Yes, the first job I had at the studio was Snow White. I don't like the term particularly, but I got stuck with the human characters. They just didn't have that many people who could draw humans. Marc Davis characterdrawhuman Change image and share on social
Before I got through high school I had attended 22 different schools. In the time before I was well acquainted with the latest school, I would amuse myself by drawing and found that I was pretty good at it. Marc Davis acquaintamuseattend share on social
Disney had made such a great deal of money on Snow White that the banks gave him the go-ahead on the next three films. But he was heavily dependent on the foreign market. Marc Davis aheadbankdeal Change image and share on social
At that time, the people that were in the animated film business were mostly guys who were unsuccessful newspaper cartoonists. In other words, their ability to draw living things was practically nil. Marc Davis abilityanimatebusiness Change image and share on social
His feeling was the name Walt Disney represented all of us. Walt was hanging by his teeth financially and really I think he was for most of his career. Not at all like today. Marc Davis careerdisneyfelt Change image and share on social
It wasn't a problem for me drawing humans although I had originally come to the studio with the idea that what I had to offer them was my knowledge in the drawing of animals. Marc Davis animaldrawhuman Change image and share on social
I had some connections from the newspapers that I did work with up there, so there was a newspaper publisher in Hollywood, and they promised me work and so on. Marc Davis connectionhollywoodnewspaper Change image and share on social
My father was something of a rainbow-chaser. Marc Davis chaserfatherrainbow Change image and share on social
