I worry about kids today not having time to build a tree house or ride a bike or go fishing. I worry that life is getting faster and faster.

'Cars' was about Lightning McQueen learning to slow down and to enjoy life. The journey is the reward.

Every animator is really an actor performing in slow motion, living the character a drawing at a time.

You have to do three things really well to make a successful film. You have to tell a compelling story that has a story that is unpredictable, that keeps people on the edge of their seat where they can't wait to see what happens next. You then populate that story with really memorable and appealing characters. And then, you put that story and those characters in a believable world, not realistic but believable for the story that you're telling.

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

Slice open one of my veins and cartoons will pour out; open another vein and you'll get a flood of motor oil.

Every young person gets so excited about new software packages and new technology.