 There is no law that says a man who earned a hundred million dollars in his first half-dozen years on the job has to be a decent human being, but Mike Eisner is that and more. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Among the great glories of the MGM lot were the vast outdoor sets that had been constructed over the years. |
| 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. |
| Publicity gets more than a little tiring. You want it, you need it, you crave it, and you're scared as hell when it stops. |
| My marriage had been impulsive. That marriage should have been short-lived instead of the 23 years it spanned. |
| Except for me, no one in my family could draw. |
| My last days at MGM were like the fall of the Roman Empire in fast motion. |
| 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. |
| I never got tired of Tom and Jerry, but I did have a dream of doing more with my life than making cartoons. |
| Los Angeles was an impression of failure, of disappointment, of despair, and of oddly makeshift lives. This is California? I thought. |
| 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. |
| I don't know that I spent any more time alone than any other kid, but being by myself never bothered me. |
| I have spent a lot of years on the outside looking in. |
| Friends don't necessarily made good business or creative partners. Topics: Business |
| I cannot say who, precisely, came up with the idea of a Stone Age family. |
| Despite the rejection, and in violation of all the rules, I came back year after year. |
