No one's going to see my mistakes; I just need the safety of these mistakes to lead me to the right answers.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.