#h

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

#characters #children #enjoying #i #important

After I had done a handful of cartoons I was satisfied with, I started submitting them to the magazines. ↗

— Joseph Barbera

#cartoons #done #had #handful #i

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

#fails #getting #getting old #high-level #i

I first pitched the idea of doing a series of cartoons based on Bible stories. They didn't much like it. ↗

— Joseph Barbera

#bible #cartoons #doing #first #i

I hate fishing, and I can't imagine why anyone would want to hike when you can get in the car and drive. ↗

— Joseph Barbera

#car #drive #fishing #get #hate

In those days, boxing was very glamorous and romantic. You listened to fights on the radio, and a good announcer made it seem like a contest between gladiators. ↗

— Joseph Barbera

#between #boxing #contest #days #fights

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

#biggest #cartoons #comes #fans #going

My marriage had been impulsive. That marriage should have been short-lived instead of the 23 years it spanned. ↗

— Joseph Barbera

#had #impulsive #instead #marriage #short-lived

What the real world of 1941 needed most was the release and relief provided by laughter. ↗

— Joseph Barbera

#most #needed #provided #real #real world

Do you know why conductors live so long? Because we perspire so much. ↗

— John Barbirolli

#conductors #do you know #know #live #long