If you're sitting in your minivan, playing your computer animated films for your children in the back seat, is it the animation that's entertaining you as you drive and listen? No, it's the storytelling. That's why we put so much importance on story. No amount of great animation will save a bad story.

One of the fun things about play is making up stories.

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

Every single Pixar film, at one time or another, has been the worst movie ever put on film. But we know. We trust our process. We don't get scared and say, 'Oh, no, this film isn't working.'

It’s so important to create in your own voice, to hold onto what makes you unique, and have faith in your vision.

The more we all help each other, the more we all benefit. So go out there. Help others.

My mother was a high school arts teacher, so I was always surrounded by the arts