Animated films are so precisely engineered - right down to forming lines of dialogue with words pulled from several different takes - how do you translate that spontaneity from the live-action to the digital realm?

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 want to diagnose the audience a bit and then offer a cure.

My respect for animators and animation directors has gone way, way up and it is just not something you can phone in.

Reading in a sound booth seems very strange. Everyone has a process they are comfortable with; this was uncomfortable for me.

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.

I think my parents gave me a love of learning; from there you set out on your own path.