Humor is the easiest to achieve; the 'heart' is always the toughest, because you can't tell people to feel a certain way.

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

I've always loved animation it's the reason why I do what I do for a living - the films of Walt Disney. This art form is so spectacular and beautiful. And I never quite understood the feeling amongst animation studios that audiences today only wanted to see computer animation. It's never about the medium that a film is made in, it's about the story. It's about how good the movie is.

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?"

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.

I've got Disney blood running through my veins.

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.