I realized that people make cartoons for a living. It had never dawned on me that you could do this as a career.

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

People have a real love of looking at small worlds - something inside them is innately attracted to that 'miniature' realm.

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.

Sunday, for me, is all about being home with the family with no plans.