I Don't Know If It's Art, But

In My Work I Try To Reach And Speak To That Innocence, Showing It The Fun And Joy Of Living; Showing It That Laughter Is Healthy; Showing It That The Human Species, Although Happily Ridiculous At Times, Is Still Reaching For The Stars.

I Wanted To Retain My Individuality. I Was Afraid Of Being Hampered By Studio Policies. I Knew If Someone Else Got Control, I Would Be Restrained.

We Felt That The Public, And Especially The Children, Like Animals That Are Cute And Little. I Think We Are Rather Indebted To Charlie Chaplin For The Idea. We Wanted Something Appealing, And We Thought Of A Tiny Bit Of A Mouse That Would Have Something Of The Wistfulness Of Chaplin - A Little Fellow Trying To Do The Best He Could.

Childishness? I Think It's The Equivalent Of Never Losing Your Sense Of Humor. I Mean, Yes There's A Certain Something That You Retain. It's The Equivalent Of Not Getting So Stuffy That You Can't Laugh At Others.

Of All Of Our Inventions For Mass Communication, Pictures Still Speak The Most Universally Understood Language.