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I mean when I was working shall we say with Disney, you know they sent me the script for the film Hercules and I had to
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"I mean when I was working shall we say with Disney, you know they sent me the script for the film Hercules and I had to imagine what all the characters looked like. And to develop those characters, so nothing exists visually when I get the script"

- Gerald Scarfe

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Gerald Scarfe is describing his experience of working with Disney on the film Hercules. He was charged with envisioning what all the characters would appear like and establishing them aesthetically. This implies that when he received the script, there was no graph of the characters, and it depended on him to develop them. This is a testament to his imagination and ability as an artist, as he was able to bring the characters to life through his illustrations. It likewise speaks with the power of creativity, as he had the ability to develop something out of absolutely nothing. His deal with the movie Hercules is a testament to his talent and imagination, and it is a pointer of the value of imagination in the innovative procedure.

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Gerald Scarfe This quote is written / told by Gerald Scarfe somewhere between June 1, 1936 and today. He was a famous Artist from United Kingdom. The author also have 17 other quotes.

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