“They gave me King Triton, the father,
because he was a very dynamic, aggressive character that had to be drawn
realistically. I actually based him on my own father, because when my
sisters started dating it got very nasty at home. My father accused them
of bringing home the wrong boys, and there was a lot of shouting and
arguing. The king does the same thing. He accuses his daughter of seeing
the wrong guy. So a lot of that emotional quality really came from my
father.”Animation maestro and Disney Legend Andreas Deja (x)
Top image via: A Disney Sketchbook
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