Your voice is worthwhile. Have faith in it.

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

'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.

In dire economic times, movies are relatively inexpensive entertainment for the whole family.

Computers don't create computer animation any more than a pencil creates pencil animation. What creates computer animation is the artist.

If you're sitting in your minivan, playing your computer animated films for your children in the back seat, is it the animation that's entertaining you as you drive and listen? No, it's the storytelling. That's why we put so much importance on story. No amount of great animation will save a bad story.

You can achieve all the things you want to do, but it's much better to do it with loved ones around you; family and friends, people that you care about that can help you on the way and can celebrate you, and you can enjoy the journey.