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

Don't give [the audience] four; give them two plus two.

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.

In fact, I don't think I'll ever make anything that will feel as divinely dropped in my lap as the opening of 'Wall-E.'

I'm a family man, I have kids, and I go to the movies. And I'm just going to make the kind of movie I want to see.

If you don't think a film looks good then that is just a reflection of how bad the artist was that was using the paint that is really good.

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.