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.

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

We make the kind of movies we like to watch. I love to laugh. I love to be amazed by how beautiful it is. But I also love to be moved to tears. There's lots of heart in our films.

Animation, for me, is a wonderful art form. I never understood why the studios wanted to stop making animation. Maybe they felt that the audiences around the world only wanted to watch computer animation. I didn't understand that, because I don't think ever in the history of cinema did the medium of a film make that film entertaining or not. What I've always felt is, what audiences like to watch are really good movies.

When you make these films, they become like your children. But at a certain point, they don’t belong to you anymore; they belong to the world.

There is such amazing talent at Disney. My job is 100% creative, and I am very excited to creatively lead them.

It’s so important to create in your own voice, to hold onto what makes you unique, and have faith in your vision.