Craig McCracken

“I always just want to make something I would want to watch.”

“The Powerpuff Girls was never intended to be a show for girls. It was a show for everyone.”

“Simplicity is key. The more simple you can make a design, the more iconic it can become.”

“I wanted to make a show that had a lot of action, but was also funny and had characters you could care about.”

“I think the best cartoons are the ones that have a real heart to them.”

“Wander Over Yonder was my attempt to make the most purely optimistic and positive show I could.”

“With Foster's, I wanted to do a show that was more sitcom-based, about a group of friends.”

“Don't be afraid to be weird. Weird is what makes things interesting.”

“You learn more from your failures than you do from your successes.”

“Every character has to have a flaw. Perfect characters are boring.”

“Animation is the one type of movie that really allows you to be expressive in your art.”

“The best ideas come when you're not trying to have them.”

“I'm a big fan of old '60s and '70s Hanna-Barbera cartoons. That's a huge influence on my style.”

“I've never been a big fan of reusing stuff. I'm always trying to do something new.”

“The hardest part of creating is starting. Once you get going, the ideas start to flow.”