Quotes from Butch Hartman

Art gives you power, use it wisely.

When we grew up, we had three channels on television and only one day of cartoons and if you missed it, you missed it.

I kind of never stop. I never sleep.

I just like to draw and put ideas down. And every idea that Nickelodeon doesn't buy I put on the Noog Network.

When you're designing a monster, there's kind of no rules.

There's been a stigma out there that cartoons only equal kids.

Drawing' is telling a story with pictures. 'Writing' is telling a story with words.

I never played sports. I was always drawing.

I learned early that I could get attention from adults with my drawings.

I think I'm fascinated with empowering the shy kids.

I always try to make/produce shows that can be viewed by the entire family. I never want to intentionally make anything that I will be embarrassed by or that people of any age can't watch.