Biografia

At 85, he signed a long-term contract with Warner Bros. to supervise the animation department. His thoughts on the contract were: "At 85 you can only think ahead for the next 50 years or so".

He has directed three films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Pato Furioso (1953), Sapo da Sorte (1955) and Que Ópera, Velhinho? (1957).

Awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7011 Hollywood Blvd. in Hollywood, California on 2/13/95.

Close friends with Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss of "The Cat in the Hat" fame).

Had been close friends with Ray Bradbury for more than 50 years.

Animation isn't the illusion of life; it is life!

[on one of his most famous characters, Wile E. Coyote] The coyote is victimized by his own ineptitude. I never understood how to use tools and that's really the coyote's problem.

[about animation] I don't think it has to be realistic. It just has to be believable.

If you want to draw Bugs Bunny, just learn to draw a carrot and hook a rabbit on to it.

[on Wile E. Coyote] I think he's a heroic character. I admire him because he keeps trying all the time. Also, it's legitimate -- he is just trying to get something to eat. Evidence of logic is vital to comedy. You must believe it or you can't laugh at it. The Coyote and the Road Runner are the only two alive out there. There was a drought or famine. The Road Runner, who lives on insects, probably didn't have to leave during the drought. The coyote starts out after him because there's nothing left and by the time that others return the coyote has become a fanatic. That fanaticism is more vital to him -- and us -- than any present need. We all pursue hopeless goals at times, don't we?