"My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind."

"People love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees results."

"It was the experience of mystery - even if mixed with fear - that engendered religion."

"The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while."

"Sure I played, did you think I was born at the age of 70 sitting in a dugout trying to manage guys like you?"

"Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive. This facility makes it the most versatile and explicit means of communication yet devised for quick mass appreciation."

"I have many times thought I did the wrong thing, but the reason was not to be a medical doctor - it was just to have the information. But then, maybe I was wrong, I don't know."

"I was very inspired by Les Blank's film 'Burden of Dreams.' I think what's unique about his film and the two I've made is that they're close examinations of filmmakers and how their own emotional experiences reflect in the material they're rendering, and vice versa - how that material sometimes colors their own lives."