Study! Study and more study!
Animate = Bring to life.
If you want to create the illusion of life, you need to observe life so that you know what it looks like!
I understand, you are excited to start with personality and emotion, but before you can show these, you must understand the physics of solid things!
So, try and find yourself a copy of "The animators survival kit" by Richard Williams. Read it through, every word will teach you something.
This is not something you can learn overnight. It takes years of practice and OBSERVATION. Even the greatest animators alive today are still challenged by a new scene. Every challenge is different, with it's own counterpart in reality.
If you're ready to work hard, study and observe, you can be an animator. one day.