The best stories infuse wonder.

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

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

John [Lasseter] always said that he was Andy, and Joe [Ranft] and I were Sid, and I think that's true.

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 greatest story commandment is: Make me care.

I'm still craving approval from my parents. It took a lot of success for me to realize it was never coming. It's just not in their nature.