I find it ironic that fear is eliminating the possibility to tell stories that depict our ability to overcome fear

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.

Nothing's occurring in animation - you manufacture everything.

I think comedy is drama, often. It's hard to have comedy over a period of time - commercials are one thing, but over a period of time - comedy and tragedy go hand in hand.

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.

It's always good to keep people guessing.

I always wanted to do an animated movie. I find it to be incredibly liberating as a way of telling a story.