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Genndy Tartakovsky
Genndy Tartakovsky
Russian Director
Born: Jan 17, 1970
About Always Animation Love Me You
Related authors: Alfred Hitchcock David Lynch George Lucas Martin Scorsese Steven Spielberg Tim Burton Woody Allen
Well I grew up following most of the major titles like 'Fantastic Four,' 'Spider-Man,' 'Avengers,' etc. But I had also a lot of love for the smaller titles like 'Master of Kung Fu,' 'Black Panther,' 'The Defenders,' 'Inhumans,' and of course Power-Man and Iron Fist.' Genndy Tartakovsky
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For me, I'm not a great wordsmith, and so maybe from lack of great dialogue writing, I thought it's easier and better to express a story through visuals. Genndy Tartakovsky
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Through the years, I've developed a style or a language that I like, even when it applies to action. All my action principles are very similar to my cartoony principles, because all the poses want to be really strong. Genndy Tartakovsky
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My goal is to always try to make you feel something, whether that's humor or sadness or excitement, and to try to manipulate screen space. Genndy Tartakovsky
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One night I was sick and I watched the old black and white 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers.' And it freaked me out. Genndy Tartakovsky
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Being a hardcore old-school comic book lover, it took me a while to accept the need for comic book movies. Genndy Tartakovsky
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Storytelling has changed. Shows like 'Adventure Time' have taken storytelling in a different direction. Genndy Tartakovsky
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I'm a very happy, optimistic person. Genndy Tartakovsky
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TV is all about schedule and budget, and you're always fighting that. Genndy Tartakovsky
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I don't want to do animation to mimic reality. I want to push reality. Genndy Tartakovsky
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I remember seeing my first Disney film when I was 13 or 14. It was 'Jungle Book,' and I remember really falling in love with it. Genndy Tartakovsky
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Making a feature like 'Hotel 3' or 'Hotel 2' is kind of fun and jokey. It doesn't take itself too seriously. You could do whatever you want, basically. Genndy Tartakovsky
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Luckily, as a director I can just tell people what I need and I don't need to tell them how to get it. Genndy Tartakovsky
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If you look back at Disney's 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' or 'Pocahontas,' animated films were trying to get more and more real before CG really arrived. Genndy Tartakovsky
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I didn't want 'Hotel Transylvania' to be the nail in the coffin for cartoony animation. Because if the movie failed, I could see people blaming that aspect of it. I was really nervous about that. Genndy Tartakovsky
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I always refer to 'Blazing Saddles' or 'Young Frankenstein' as very much the kind of humor that I like to do. Genndy Tartakovsky
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I'm very in the now; I don't like to look back a lot. Genndy Tartakovsky
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I was an immigrant when I came, and one of my biggest things was I really wanted to fit in. I didn't want to be, 'Oh, look at that guy;' I wanted to be part of the crowd. Which is a weird thing, because the more successful I got, the more out of the crowd I became. Genndy Tartakovsky
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I'm not as articulate as I'd wanna be. Genndy Tartakovsky
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As soon as you think, 'Pirates are really popular right now with kids so I'm going to write a pirate movie'... that's when you're dead. Genndy Tartakovsky
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I've always been in love with samurais, that kind of classic idea about a hero who has a sword with an intense skill and is very stoic and doesn't talk much. Genndy Tartakovsky
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We use music, cinematic storytelling and very stylized backgrounds to create mood and atmosphere as 'Samurai Jack' travels an exotic landscape. The environment is a major character in each show. Genndy Tartakovsky
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One of the things I hate about TV for kids is that it conescends to them. Genndy Tartakovsky
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It makes things very easy when the people you are working for have trust and believe in you and actually really like and respect your work. Genndy Tartakovsky
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My love of visual sequences stems from live-action films like Sergio Leone westerns, Kurosawa, some '70s action films, Tex Avery, and my general love of animated movement. Genndy Tartakovsky
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