monty oum

“ The goal isn't to live on forever; it's to make something that does. ”

“ As reality set in, and the need to survive came with the need to have an identity, I've tried many things in discovering who I am and all of them eventually became useful. ”

“ Workaholic? Please. Thats sounds like something lazy people would say. ”

“ We tend to be masters of our own fate. The only thing that stops us from doing the really cool things is time. ”

“ Often your greater dreams are something you will not achieve within your own lifetime. ”

“ She always said she wanted to be like the heroes in the stories. ”

“ Ive been interested in animation as far back as I remember. I used to draw little flipbooks as far back as age seven, maybe five. I was supposed to be reading books, but instead, I was drawing in books and making little fight sequences in them. ”

“ I lost somebody important to me. Thats when I realised reality doesnt always end happy like the stories. No ones going to show up in the nick of time. No ones going to save you. So instead of being sad and waiting for help to arrive I decided I would be the hero. And I will. Ill turn tragedies into happy endings. Thats why Im here. ”

“ In 'RWBY', the main character is younger than the rest, because in some ways she is a prodigy and was admitted to the school because she proved herself in combat. ”

“ Since I was a child Id watch shows and play games with the hope of one day creating something like them someday. Then I reached the point in my life with the opportunity to create something. ”