I've had a little Hollywood experience, and there's nothing like the Disney story experience.

I had friends who only listened to hip-hop. I had friends who only listened to musicals, and I stood proudly in the middle.

I'm just like my country, I'm young, scrappy and hungry, and I'm not throwing away my shot.

Disney's really incredible on story.

Don't be shocked when your history book mentions me.

It's got to feel, the pulse has to feel like this part of the world, the instrumentation has to be true to that, and so, between him, [composer] Mark Mancina and myself, we really chased that, while serving our story Moana].

I have two wonderful, supportive and very practical parents who were like, you're really talented and really creative. You should be a lawyer because there's a safe path there. And I knew that I was never going to be a lawyer. And I knew that I wanted to make movies, and I wanted to write shows.