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.

This is what I always tell my filmmakers-you have to do tons of research, because you don't know where the inspiration is going come from.

To take full advantage of computer animation, you have to pay as much attention to the believable as you do the unbelievable.

One of the fun things about play is making up stories.

'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.

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 need others. Too often people think that being unique means being isolated, and being a great artist means coming up with genius ideas out of nowhere. Nothing could be farther from the truth.