Dell is to a degree in the penalty box because expectations and probable results have gotten ratcheted down.

In timing a film, we used to assume that sneaks move slowly. This was great for animators-thirty-six to forty-eight drawings for a single step-but it was sheer hell for the pace of the picture. So the rapid tiptoe was invented.

I'm not a believer in putting designers off in an ivory tower. They need to have a voice at the table so they can identify where and why design can make a difference. We also need to understand the business issues. If we don't make our numbers this quarter, we don't earn the right to do something cool the next time.

Well, directing is doing the key drawings, not the key animation, mind you.

When critics sit in judgment it is hard to tell where justice leaves off and vengeance begins.

All worthwhile endeavors are 90% work and 10% love, and only the love should show.

The only time a wife listens to her husband is when he’s asleep.