While I Have Never Been

Los Angeles Was An Impression Of Failure, Of Disappointment, Of Despair, And Of Oddly Makeshift Lives. This Is California? I Thought.

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.

My Marriage Had Been Impulsive. That Marriage Should Have Been Short-lived Instead Of The 23 Years It Spanned.

Making Cartoons Means Very Hard Work At Every Step Of The Way, But Creating A Successful Cartoon Character Is The Hardest Work Of All.

Despite The Rejection, And In Violation Of All The Rules, I Came Back Year After Year.