My last days at MGM were like the fall of the Roman Empire in fast motion. Joseph Barbera More Quotes by Joseph Barbera More Quotes From Joseph Barbera Making cartoons means very hard work at every step of the way, but creating a successful cartoon character is the hardest work of all. Joseph Barbera hard-workcharactermean That's what keeps me going: dreaming, inventing, then hoping and dreaming some more in order to keep dreaming. Joseph Barbera racistdreamorder High-level, big-deal publicity has a way of getting old for me, but what never fails to thrill me is when I make personal appearances. Joseph Barbera getting-highthrilllevels I cannot say who, precisely, came up with the idea of a Stone Age family. Joseph Barbera agestonesideas Faced with the choice of enduring a bad toothache or going to the dentist, we generally tried to ride out the bad tooth. Joseph Barbera dentistteethchoices I learned long ago to accept the fact that not everything I create will see the light of day. Joseph Barbera long-agolightfacts Except for me, no one in my family could draw. Joseph Barbera my-familydraws While I have never been a regular churchgoer, I'm anything but immune to the power and the majesty of the religious experience. Joseph Barbera majestyreligiousreligion My biggest kick comes from the individual fans I run into. Middle-aged men ask me when we're going to do more Johnny Quest cartoons. Joseph Barbera cartoonrunningmen I was convinced there as only one actor to play Templeton the Rat, and that was Tony Randall. Joseph Barbera actorsratsplay So the stock market could have a negative wealth effect and weigh on capital spending, but a sharp decline in long-term interest rates would be an important counterweight. Joseph Barbera importantlongnegative I don't know anyone who enjoys going to the hospital. To help remedy this, I got an idea to create what a Laugh Room in the pediatric ward of hospitals. Joseph Barbera laughingroomsideas I have spent a lot of years on the outside looking in. Joseph Barbera outside-looking-inyears What about Mickey Mouse? Disney tried very hard to make him a star. But Mickey Mouse is more of a symbol than a real character. Joseph Barbera starsrealcharacter Parents look at me like I'm somebody pretty important, and say, We were raised on your characters, and now we're enjoying them all over again with our children. Joseph Barbera parentcharacterchildren I never got tired of Tom and Jerry, but I did have a dream of doing more with my life than making cartoons. Joseph Barbera tiredcartoondream The Christmas parties were orgies of drinking and singing and groping and pawing. Cartoon staffers invested their own money in preparatory liquor. Joseph Barbera singingpartydrinking What the real world of 1941 needed most was the release and relief provided by laughter. Joseph Barbera heartlesslaughterreal Not once in six years did I make it to the office by 9 on the dot. Joseph Barbera dotsofficeyears When animators weren't sleeping, they were drinking. Joseph Barbera animatordrinkingsleep
