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

There's always one sequence in every animated film that's the bane of every animator's existence.

I've been a fan of movies longer than anything else. One thing I learned a long time ago is that you can't translate a book literally to the screen. It won't work because it's a different medium. And it would be the same in reverse.

Frankly, there isn't anyone you couldn't learn to love once you've heard their story.

Use what you know. Draw from it. It doesnt always mean plot or fact. It means capturing a truth from your experiencing it, expressing values you personally feel deep down in your core.

I was that kind of kid that was going to the movies every weekend, I couldnt get enough of the movies, and now I get to make them. So I kind of have a one-track mind.

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.