There's nothing that you like in this world that wasn't influenced by a bunch of key things; nothing came completely clean out of a vacuum.

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

I'm also a huge cinephile, and I have witnessed that to honor the book literally word-for-word never makes a good movie.

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

If you don't think a film looks good then that is just a reflection of how bad the artist was that was using the paint that is really good.

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

Working at Pixar you learn the really honest, hard way of making a great movie, which is to surround yourself with people who are much smarter than you, much more talented than you, and incite constructive criticism; you'll get a much better movie out of it.