There must be something to think about at the end.

The idea of the extraordinary happening in the context of the ordinary is what's fascinating to me

My ideas are not meant to suggest dreams or reality, but a surreal quality.

The Polar Express is about faith, and the power of imagination to sustain faith. It's also about the desire to reside in a world where magic can happen, the kind of world we all believed in as children, but one that disappears as we grow older.

Though I’ve grown old, the bell still rings for me as it does for all who truly believe.

I'm not a perfectionist. I'm just very observant.

The Dick, Jane, and Spot primers have gone to that bookshelf in the sky. I have, in some ways, a tender feeling toward them, so I think it's for the best.