John [Lasseter] always said that he was Andy, and Joe [Ranft] and I were Sid, and I think that's true.

I've always felt you unearth story, like you're on an archeological dig.

I almost feel like it's an obligation to not further the status quo if you become somebody with influence and exposure.

No one's going to see my mistakes; I just need the safety of these mistakes to lead me to the right answers.

Loneliness is, I think, people's biggest fear, whether they are conscious of it or not.

And I'm not anti-sequel, but I just feel like there are very few ideas that are meant to be continued.

The way Pixar has always worked is that we think of an idea and then we make it. We don't develop lots of ideas and then pick one.