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

I do what I do because of Walt Disney - his films and his theme park and his characters and his joy in entertaining.

Computers don't create computer animation any more than a pencil creates pencil animation. What creates computer animation is the artist.

Sure, they were simple desk lamps with only a minimal amount of movement, but you could immediately tell that Luxo Jr. was a baby, and that the big one was his mother. In that short little film, computer animation went from a novelty to a serious tool for filmmaking.

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.'

Toys are put on this Earth to be played with by a child.

I always loved the idea of a spy movie and part of it came from my personal love of spy movies. It started when I was growing up as a little kid in the 60s.