I think when you get people who are really talented and you take them out of their comfort zone, you get a lot more out of them.

There is a sense that animated movies are suddenly a genre. I just don't believe they are; it's a technique to tell a story.

I think when you get people who are really talented and you take them out of their comfort zone, you get a lot more out of them.

I think audiences ultimately want something new. I think the business model for a franchise is such that it's very low risk because you have data and studios love data.

It's a mistake for Hollywood to impose themselves on the gaming space. Not only is it arrogant, but it hasn't really worked.

I just watched so many Westerns as a kid that you end up using archetypes and sort of tropes of that genre, because there's a language there and you can twist it and turn it on its head or play to it or go sideways at any time.

Honestly, every person, every individual has a process, and my philosophy, whether it's an actor or an animator, is you try to understand the process that person has so you can get the most out of them, but I think you have to sort of manipulate that process with honesty.