In storytelling, the audience actually wants to work for their meal, they just don't want to know that they're doing it.

I mean, frankly, I'm not speaking as a representative of Disney or Pixar, I'm speaking as just myself as a filmmaker: I don't go into anything that often thinking about a sequel.

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.

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

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

A strong theme is always running through a well-told story.

I never think about the audience. If someone gives me a marketing report, I throw it away.