That's what great art does - it inspires other artists to do great art, and that's what it should do.

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

We all fall into our habits, our routines, our ruts. They're used quite often, consciously or unconsciously, to avoid living, to avoid doing the messy part of having relationships with other people, of dealing with a person next to us. That's why we can all be in a room on our cell phones and not have to deal with one another.

The thing about working at Pixar is that everyone around you is smarter and funnier and cleverer than you and they all think the same about everyone else. Its a nice problem to have.

There's a lot of downsides to social media, but one of the nice things is that you can cut through all the BS and go straight to the person and ask them directly. I think that's a wonderful thing. I love talking to people who are true fans or who have a true love of cinema, and so if I can talk to them directly, great.

A major threshold is passed when you mature enough to acknowledge what drives you, and to take the wheel and steer it.

Even as a kid I was never the generator of humor, but I always knew who was funny, who to hang out with.