Akira Kurosawa, David Lean and Alfred Hitchcock were the main inspirations for 'Samurai Jack,' along with a lot of '70s cinema. Genndy Tartakovsky More Quotes by Genndy Tartakovsky More Quotes From Genndy Tartakovsky To me, the best of 'Jack' is when we have a very good, but small idea, executed to the nines. Genndy Tartakovsky small best good me I watching this Disney documentary, and I'm not Disney, but I was thinking about Mickey Mouse and he became an icon. Walt moved onto other things but he made him exist. I was thinking, 'Wow, is 'Samurai Jack' my 'Mickey Mouse?' Am I stupid to stop working on it?' Genndy Tartakovsky mickey-mouse stop stupid thinking Everything that I've ever made in my life is from my instinct. Genndy Tartakovsky my-life everything made life You can't have a beauty scene for beauty's sake. Genndy Tartakovsky you scene sake beauty I love the way the long scenes feel - one of the characteristics of '70s filmmaking is that you don't cut around a lot; you let things play out. I did that on 'Samurai Jack,' and it carried over into 'Clone Wars.' Genndy Tartakovsky feel you love long There are so many sitcoms, especially in animation, that we've almost forgotten what animation was about - movement and visuals. Genndy Tartakovsky about animation movement forgotten I've always felt that kids are a lot smarter than we've given them credit for, but we've never given them a chance to figure things out as they're watching television. Genndy Tartakovsky never always chance television I love to have contrast. Genndy Tartakovsky i-love contrast love I can't tell you how satisfying it is to have something that is your own idea get produced and then become successful. Genndy Tartakovsky your something own you I really loved that old UPA stuff, like 'Gerald McBoing-Boing' and 'Mr. Magoo.' They were simple yet effective 'toons that talked to everyone, not just kids. Genndy Tartakovsky everyone loved like simple The computer tends to equalize everything, all the movies are slowly blending together, the way they look. Genndy Tartakovsky movies look together way There's nothing like watching hand-drawn animation on the big screen. Genndy Tartakovsky watching nothing big like I'm not sure comics sustain mortgage, and the house, and three kids. Genndy Tartakovsky sure mortgage three house I read comics because of the art. Genndy Tartakovsky comics read because art
