7 Quotes & Sayings By Chuck Jones

Chuck Jones was the director of the Warner Bros. cartoon studio, where he produced classics like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and Tweety Bird. Before moving to California in 1939, Jones had worked in animation at Leon Schlesinger's studio in New York. His career flourished in the 1940s and 1950s when he directed classic Looney Tunes shorts like "What's Opera, Doc?" and "Hare Trigger." The Chuck Jones Award for Outstanding Achievement in Animation is presented annually by the Animation Guild to recognize outstanding achievement in animation.

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Every artist has thousands of bad drawings in them and the only way to get rid of them is to draw them out. Chuck Jones
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Eschew the ordinary, disdain the commonplace. If you have a single-minded need for something, let it be the unusual, the esoteric, the bizarre, the unexpected. Chuck Jones
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If you make a fool of yourself in front of a cat, he will sneer at you, if you are sober; he will leave the room if you are drunk. If you make a fool of yourself in front a dog, he will make a fool of himself, too. Chuck Jones
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A lion's work hours are only when he's hungry; once he's satisfied, the predator and prey live peacefully together. Chuck Jones
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The rules are simple. Take your work, but never yourself, seriously. Pour in the love and whatever skill you have, and it will come out. Chuck Jones
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There's only one test of a great children's book, or a great children's film, and that is this: If it can be read or viewed with pleasure by adults, then it has the chance to be a great children's film, or a great children's book. Chuck Jones