I believe in research you cannot do enough research; believability comes out of what's real.

Slice open one of my veins and cartoons will pour out; open another vein and you'll get a flood of motor oil.

Animation, for me, is a wonderful art form. I never understood why the studios wanted to stop making animation. Maybe they felt that the audiences around the world only wanted to watch computer animation. I didn't understand that, because I don't think ever in the history of cinema did the medium of a film make that film entertaining or not. What I've always felt is, what audiences like to watch are really good movies.

Pixar films are not realistic. They are believable for the worlds we are creating.

The closer you get to reality, the harder it is to make it look convincing to the audience. That's why I tend to make things [films] that are a little bit more caricature.

A good part of my leadership skills is crafted from learning from experiences early in my career that were not positive experiences.

When I look at the success I have, it's because of my creative thinking skills.