I believe in the nobility of entertaining people and I take great, great pride that people are willing to give me two or three hours of their busy lives.

I have this saying. Quality is the best business plan. I believe so strongly in that.

I love movies that make me cry, because they're tapping into a real emotion in me, and I always think afterwards "How did they do that?"

People who get into animation tend to be kids. We don't have to grow up. But also, animators are great observers, and there's this childlike wonder and interest in the world, the observation of little things that happen in life.

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.

'Bambi' is an amazing film, and when you watch it today, it's just as beautiful. It's timeless. It's just as beautiful today as it was back then.

The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art.