Look what Disney's done to their animation department. There wasn't an animator in charge of their animation unit!
Ralph Bakshi

Film has to describe and show.
Ralph Bakshi

My movies continue to be found and be sold because there's something going on in them.
Ralph Bakshi

Lord of the Rings made me realize that I'm not interested in doing anyone else's work.
Ralph Bakshi

I draw what I feel, which is no more than doing my job.
Ralph Bakshi

I thought I had the rights to The Lord of the Rings. I don't know how Jackson ended up with the rights.
Ralph Bakshi

The rise of anime had to happen. If the Japanese could tell better American stories, it would go through the roof. They still tell stories which are very much oriental. I take my hat off to them.
Ralph Bakshi

All the old great companies were run by guys who knew what an animator meant, and guys who knew how to draw. All the companies today are run by executives.
Ralph Bakshi