In dire economic times, movies are relatively inexpensive entertainment for the whole family.

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

Directing is one of my favourite things to do because I love telling stories and I love working with the individual artists and it's something that I really missed.

I think the painted backgrounds in animations are absolutely stunningly beautiful. There's something really special about this medium. I don't believe audiences have grown past it. I think what audiences love is to be entertained-thoroughly, deeply entertained, and that's what I've always set out to do.

I always felt a little bit like a little kid that's never grown up in the world of adults.

Animation is the one type of movie that really does play for the entire audience. Our challenge is to make stories that connect for kids and adults.

You make a movie to entertain audiences. That's why you make a movie. The product sales is because people love the characters, and to me, that is a testament to how our movie has become so ingrained in family's homes all around the world and that's why I make movies.