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'd like to think that if you find your audience there are still opportunities there to go and tell an original story.

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 think you can never ever lie, ever. If you don't know, say, 'I don't know'.

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

I just don't know when we all decided that if it doesn't fit in a Happy Meal box, it's not for kids. I remember flying monkeys in the Wizard of Oz, and I grew up watching Monty Python. I think that kids can handle a lot more than we give them credit for, especially when it comes to the absurd.

I just think it's growth when you pursue something you're not sure you can do.