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

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

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

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

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.

If you want someone’s attention, whisper.

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