America is behind Europe and Japan in terms of accepting adult ideas in animation.

I think it reflects well on the state of animation that people are knowledgeable about it and love the fantasy and imagination that goes into it.

America is behind Europe and Japan in terms of accepting adult ideas in animation.

Negotiating with Disney isn't like good cop/bad cop; it's like bad cop/Antichrist.

Im very happy with the success of short films. In fact, for me, the short films make more money than the features.

Animation can be a full spectrum of different storytelling techniques and different genres. I think it's sad that there is only one audience that the studios are aiming for and that's the kid audience. It's really tragic that they don't' make films for older people.

I like the idea of seeing a film that has the artist's hand in there,a film where you can see his strokes, you can see his working patterns. It's like going to a museum and seeing a Renoir drawing. You want to see their work and you want to see how they put it together. For me to see that in animation is really fresh, it's really exciting, it's really original.