I have this saying. Quality is the best business plan. I believe so strongly in that.

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.

'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.

My mother was a high school arts teacher, so I was always surrounded by the arts

When I look at the success I have, it's because of my creative thinking skills.

The spirit of Route 66 is in the details: every scratch on a fender, every curl of paint on a weathered billboard, every blade of grass growing up through a cracked street.

One of the big technical advances that's really great looking is the water.