I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing - that it was all started by a mouse.

I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing - that it was all started by a mouse.

The Story of Mickey Mouse

People still think of me as a cartoonist, but the only thing I lift a pen or pencil for these days is to sign a contract, a check, or an autograph.

He [Mickey Mouse] popped out of my mind onto a drawing pad 20 years ago on a train ride from Manhattan to Hollywood at a time when business fortunes of my brother Roy and myself were at lowest ebb and disaster seemed right around the corner.

When people laugh at Mickey Mouse, it's because he's so human; and that is the secret of his popularity.