When you see all of the pandas in this movie [Kung Fu Panda 3], they are rolling because that is exactly what they do. Not only were we able to watch the pandas play but we had free range to walk around and get a feel for the architecture and get a sense of where they lived ,so there's a lot of firsthand exploration.
Jennifer Yuh NelsonYou're right, we both have been working on these films [Kung Fu Panda] forever and we know these characters so well that literally we will react to the same note in the same way. We will have the same answer most of the time.
Jennifer Yuh NelsonI think we had to push forward to make sure it was different, do something that we had never done before and yet still have the consistency to stay in the same world. This was our chance to do all the things we didn't get a chance to do before. We've been working on these movies [Kung Fu Panda] for twelve years and we have to keep things exciting for us in order for us to devote that many years of our lives to do this.
Jennifer Yuh NelsonSometimes, you just have to go in there and bowl people over with your sheer force of will.
Jennifer Yuh NelsonIt's like being the general of an army [directing a film]. You send people out to die.
Jennifer Yuh NelsonAside from that iโm an introvert and iโm a quiet person. The benefit of that is I listen. Itโs not like my mouth is open and I broadcast everything and iโm drowning everyone out. When Iโm listening to the incredible artists I work with and iโm hearing their specialised advice on what they would do with something then we can, all together, as a big collaborative group, all work together to achieve something together.
Jennifer Yuh Nelson