Imparting an element of fantasy very much in the Disney tradition, the gargoyles, says supervising animator Dave Pruiksma, are “the fantasy glue that holds together the and film and helps tell the story with humor and lightness.” Yet, the moviemakers made a conscious choice not to have real magic; instead they envisioned the gargoyles as creatures of Quasimodo’s imagination. (Art of Hunchback of Notre Dame)