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Joseph Roland Barbera (/bɑːrˈbɛrə/ bar-BERR-ə or /ˈbɑːrbərə/ BAR-bər-ə; Italian pronunciation: [barˈbɛːra]; March 24, 1911 – December 18, 2006) was an American animator, director, producer, storyboard artist, and cartoon artist, whose film and television cartoon characters entertained millions of fans worldwide for much of the 20th century.

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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.

Ask, Cartoon, Fans, Individual, Men, Running

I learned long ago to accept the fact that not everything I create will see the light of day.

Accept, Facts, Light, Long, Long Ago, See

Despite the rejection, and in violation of all the rules, I came back year after year.

Years, Rejection, Violation, Year, Rules

My last days at MGM were like the fall of the Roman Empire in fast motion.

Empire, Empires, Fall, Lasts, Roman

Los Angeles was an impression of failure, of disappointment, of despair, and of oddly makeshift lives. This is California? I thought.

Angeles, California, Despair, Disappointment

So the stock market could have a negative wealth effect and weigh on capital spending, but a sharp decline in long-term interest rates would be an important counterweight.

Counterweight, Effect, Important, Long, Negative, Rates

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

Cartoon, Cartoons, Done, Magazines, Satisfied

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.

Children, Character, Parent, Parents, Enjoying, Look

The Christmas parties were orgies of drinking and singing and groping and pawing. Cartoon staffers invested their own money in preparatory liquor.

Party, Drinking, Singing, Money, Orgies, Preparatory

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

Impulsive, Instead, Should Have, Spanned, Years

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

Laughter, Real, Heartless, Relief, Release

While I have never been a regular churchgoer, I'm anything but immune to the power and the majesty of the religious experience.

Churchgoer, Majesty, Religion, Religious

Bill Hanna and I owe an awful lot to television, but we both got our start and built the first phase of our partnership in the movies.

Bill, Bills, Movies, Phase, Phases, Television

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.

Character, Disney, Make, Mouse, Real, Stars

I was 82 years old before Who's Who thought I was enough of a big shot to do a piece on me.

Enough, Pieces, Recognition, Thought, Years

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

Creating, Fantasy, Growth, Personal

Among the great glories of the MGM lot were the vast outdoor sets that had been constructed over the years.

Among, Glories, Glory, Mgm, Outdoor, Years

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.

Dollars, Hundred, Jobs, Men, Mike, Years

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

Alone, Alone Time, Kids, Know, More Time, Time

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.

Crave, Gets, Littles, Needs, Scared, Want

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