35+ Monty Oum Quotes From The Late 'RWBY' Creator

To those that have been plugged in the world of animation the name, Monty Oum is one that commands respect and admiration.

Monty Oum, born on 22 June 1981 was an American-based web animator. Most well known for his works in the iconic series 'RWBY', 'Red vs Blue', and 'Haloid', Monty created a legacy that much longer careers fail to create.

Many can fondly remember and see his video 'ultimate showdown' between Spartan (Halo) and Samus Arun (Metroid); which went viral before the internet was as big as it is today.

Monty succumbed to a severe allergic reaction and died on 1 February, 2015. His death came as a shock to his fans and the larger gaming and animation community as a whole.

After starting out as a young person who dropped out of high school in order to begin putting out fan videos, eventually learning how to reverse engineer and extract models from his favourite games, he serves as an inspiration for many young people.

Having bagged the 'International of Web and Television' awards for Best Animation for his work in creating 'RWBY', one can find solace in the fact that his art didn't just find an audience, but also recognition in the world. Keep reading and make way to find awesome Monty Oum work quotes as well as the best 'RWBY' quotes.

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Amazing Monty Oum Inspirational Quotes

The following Mounty Oum quotes will provide you with all the motivation you need.

1. "I came here to learn. To grow stronger. To strive for perfection."

― Monty Oum.

2. "If you have an idea you always want to put on screen, look at someone who’s already doing it and just do what they do."

- Monty Oum.

3. "Can you match my resolve? If so, then you will succeed."

― Monty Oum.

4. "Guys…Life…it’s pretty awesome. Just keep at it. And I’ll keep going, too."

― Monty Oum.

5. "Keep moving forward."

― Monty Oum.

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

― Monty Oum.

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

― Monty Oum.

8. "I lost somebody important to me. That’s when I realised reality doesn’t always end happy like the stories. No one’s going to show up in the nick of time.

No one’s 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. I’ll turn tragedies into happy endings. That’s why I’m here."

― Monty Oum.

9. "Red, White, Black, and Yellow 'cause I'm Asian."

- Monty Oum.

10. "Would you really want to know the ending before you even started?"

― Monty Oum.

11. "The effort you put forth to anything transcends yourself, for there is no futility even in death.”

― Monty Oum.

12. "Never let anyone tell you that something is impossible."

― Monty Oum.

13. "I find it even better to use my time though reading up on things that influence my work."

- Monty Oum

14. "I guess we have to help her through it. We are her team, after all."

― Monty Oum.

15. "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."

― Monty Oum.

Famous Monty Oum Quotes

These popular quotes by Monty Oum are a must-read for everyone.

16. "Often your greater dreams are something you will not achieve within your own lifetime."

― Monty Oum.

17. "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."

― Monty Oum.

18. "I'm really curious what the inverse space in the flashback sequence of 'Lucy' was meant to represent."

― Monty Oum.

19. "If you endeavor to achieve, it will happen, given enough resolve."

― Monty Oum.

20. "I’ve always said the world looks very different, when you’re pushing yourself every second you’ve got."

― Monty Oum.

21. "I believe that the human spirit is indomitable."

― Monty Oum.

22. "The effort you put forth to anything transcends yourself, for there is no futility even in death."

― Monty Oum.

23. "My mother fought for our family to survive, because she had no choice."

― Monty Oum.

24. "Workaholic? Please. That’s sounds like something lazy people would say."

― Monty Oum.

25. "She always said she wanted to be like the heroes in the stories."

― Monty Oum.

26. "Since I was a child I’d 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."

― Monty Oum.

27. "I’ve always had an interest in how still images become moving images."

― Monty Oum.

28. "Getting away from my work pretty much equates to paralysis, I simply don’t know what to do with myself when I am away."

― Monty Oum.

29. "Did sleep happen? No? Well I'm gonna pretend it did."

― Monty Oum.

30. "Well, I guess animation is the thing that I’ve always wanted to do."

― Monty Oum.

31. "I only started doing animation seriously when I was twenty-two or so, when I realized it was something I could potentially be doing with my life. I kept at it and trying and trying, which led me somewhere."

― Monty Oum.

32. "We are never fighting alone. Get up, get going, I'll meet you there."

― Monty Oum.

33. "A lifetime of kung-fu movies, as well as being a dancer myself, lets me pull from many influences; from Hong Kong action movies, to over-the-top anime sequences, to dancing."

― Monty Oum.

34. "I’ve 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."

― Monty Oum.

35. "I’ve been doing flip books for as long as I can remember."

― Monty Oum.

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