To make something look real and alive, nothing can be symmetrical because nothing in real life is symmetrical. You have to make it look organic.

Kids cannot follow stories. They don't know what the hell is going on in a cartoon. They like to see funny visual things happening.

To make something look real and alive, nothing can be symmetrical because nothing in real life is symmetrical. You have to make it look organic.

When you're animating a music video, you have to animate to some set music. You're somewhat restricted by that, but you're also inspired by that. The animation becomes secondary if you're animating to a music video. Either way, it's important. Music has really helped my animation, that's for sure.

My style is very strong poses and expressions.

I used to watch nature shows and laugh at them. Everyone thought I was crazy. "Why are you laughing at a nature show?" Isn't it beautiful? Isn't it beautiful watching hyenas eat their young? This was crazy! What's beautiful about nature is just insane. A bunch of crazy stuff happening.

As soon as I found out how compartmentalized the industry was, I realized, Well, no wonder the cartoons are so bad.