Drama is anticipation mingled with uncertainty.

I've been a fan of movies longer than anything else. One thing I learned a long time ago is that you can't translate a book literally to the screen. It won't work because it's a different medium. And it would be the same in reverse.

I'm twice as funny, I'm twice as smart, I'm twice as whatever when I'm around other people that challenge me.

There's a lot of downsides to social media, but one of the nice things is that you can cut through all the BS and go straight to the person and ask them directly. I think that's a wonderful thing. I love talking to people who are true fans or who have a true love of cinema, and so if I can talk to them directly, great.

I think in the future we might see things arrive the way Prince announces a concert where a few days before the show he announces it and tickets just go up. You might see that with movies and other things.

Well, executive producer can mean anything in the world of Hollywood, sadly. It can be a bought title in many instances.

Most people know me at Pixar as the guy that doesn't like to do sequels or very reluctant to do sequels.