The authors of "A found dream" Armenian cartoon, Gagik and Hovhannes Dilakians seem to look like the the old man from their cartoon. In 1976, when the cartoon was created, Gagik Dilakian was 24 years old, and his brother was 26. And today, 42 years later, the brothers are in Armenia with new programs and goals. ​

In an interview to Armenian News - NEWS.am the brothers told about how the cartoon was created, why the brothers left for the United States, where they lived, what Dilakians did over the decades.

A 98-year-old man said that "A Found Dream" is a cartoon from his childhood

Gagik Dilakian: We both were working at a film studio, where only a few films could be shot and filmmakers should wait for their turn.  It was Hovik's turn but we did not have a scenario. One evening we sat down and began to think about what to do. So "A Found dream" was created.

Hovhaness Dilakian: We are often asked how you got the idea. But there is nothing concrete to say. Indeed, the cartoon came, opening the doors before us till now. We are amazed when people say: three generations grew up in this cartoon.A 98-year-old man even told us that "A Found Dream" is a cartoon from his childhood. Another man said that his son is alive thanks to us, we were surprised. It turned out that the boy eats only when watches our cartoon.

Gagik Dilakian: And by the way, people often tell us that their children do not sleep until watching our cartoon.

Brothers in the years of creating "A found dream" cartoon

"A found dream" does not have Soviet plot, we were afraid they it would be rejected

Gagik Dilakian: During the Soviet period, it was very difficult to advance similar plots, there was censorship, "A found  dream" did not have Soviet plot, there were no pioneers, animals, witches, and we were afraid that it would not pass, but only slight changes were made.

Hovhannes Dilakian: There were many obstacles, but we overcame them. This cartoon should have been created and it was created.

Perhaps, leaving for the US  became our found dream

Hovhaness Dilakian: One of the ideas of our cartoon was just freedom. In my life, my wife appeared and became the girl from the cartoon, who took me - the old man -on the other side of the picture. It was bad during Soviet period. Yes, we lived well, our life was interesting, but there were so many prohibitions, restrictions. And we wanted something bigger, we wated to change someting, therefore I have moved to the US, then I took my brother, my sister, my mother ...

Gagik Dilakian: Since childhood we have dreamed of moving to the US, and our dream came true.

Hovhaness Dilakian: Perhaps, leaving for the US  became our found dream. And I was lucky, everything happened very quickly: the manager helped me, I have been an illustrator for many years , then Gago came and "ruined" everyting (he laughs). We realized that we can not do this together.

Gagik Dilakian: This sphere was gradually dying, it gave way to photo art. So I saved you (he laughs). So we, after my departure to the US, also began to work together. I have gone thare 10 years after Hovik's departure.

We have done everything together since childhood, we are perceived as twins

Hovhannes Dilakian: We do not have appropriate education, we learned everything ourselves. In the process of work you learn everything: drawing, sculpting, sawing. We have done everything since childhood, we are perceived as twins.

Hovhaness Dilakian:  We are not only brothers, but also friends. If I draw something separately, then Gago must If I separately draw something, then Gago surely must give his approval. I can say the same about my brother. And he creates sculptures, takes photos.

It is wrong to find a dream and to live in it

Gagik Dilakian:  We do not have one dream. And we have found the most important things: we live where we want, we have families, children, grandsons. Nevertheless, we are slightly not satisfied, there is a wish to create all the time, we want to have new dreams in order to find them.

Hovhaness Dilakian: It is wrong to find a dream and to live in it. We want more dreams, roads, goals, in order to keep going forward. It is wrong to sit and wait for ranks, medals.

Now, when we visit Armenia more often,we would like to continue to keep in touch. There is good energy, good youth here, and we are in contact only with young people because they more open, revolutionary, but not in political sense, in a word, young people are ready to some changes, new beginning.