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.

If you want someone’s attention, whisper.

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

The best stories infuse wonder.

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

I almost feel like its an obligation to not further the status quo if you become somebody with influence and exposure. I dont want to paint the same painting again. I dont want to make the same sculpture again. Why shouldnt a big movie studio be able to make those small independent kinds of pictures? Why not change it up?

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