Except for me, no one in my family could draw.
Joseph Barbera

I have spent a lot of years on the outside looking in.
Joseph Barbera

I don't know that I spent any more time alone than any other kid, but being by myself never bothered me.
Joseph Barbera

Not once in six years did I make it to the office by 9 on the dot.
Joseph Barbera

Creating fantasy is a very personal thing, but you can't take the process too personally.
Joseph Barbera

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

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