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

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

Don't give [the audience] four; give them two plus two.

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.

Drama is anticipation mingled with uncertainty.

I had never touched a computer in my life before I came to Pixar.

Art is messy, art is chaos - so you need a system.